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Black Gold - A Film about Coffee and Trade (trailer)

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Posted by Films For Action on Dec. 10, 2010
2 min - Trailer - 8787 Views

Black Gold follows an Ethiopian coffee producer's epic journey around the world as he attempts to get a fair price for his high quality coffee. The film highlights that the solution for Africa is in equitable TRADE and NOT AID.
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