Tadesse Meskela travelled back to the countryside….

with Jon Fleck (director of ‘goNGOgo’) to show Black Gold to the coffee farmers featured in the film….

With no announcements nor pre-publicity campaigns, an impromptu convergence took place in a small building owned by the Chairman of the Kilenso Mokonisa Co-operative. The screening was a sell out with 300 people crammed in a room no larger than 30 sq meters. If only it was easy as this for all our other screenings!

Thanks to a small generator, DVD player, TV set and Tadesse relentlessly acting as interpreter - the coffee farmers and their families watched Black Gold and for the first time saw where their coffee beans ended up! …and what a surprise it was.

We’re hoping to screen Black Gold throughout coffee farming communities in Africa. Anyone out there who can help fund this initaitive please contact us.

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