Dominic AllenOne Cup (2006)

A short documentary film about Fair Trade and coffee farmers in Timor Leste, filmed in the mountains of Timor-Leste January 2006, 'One Cup' offers rare insight into the struggles of coffee farming in the poorest country in Asia. Among the immense everyday difficulties described by coffee producer communities, health concerns are paramount. Featuring Foreign Minister Jose Ramos Horta, Oxfam Program Director Keryn Clark and scores of Timorese Coffee farmers, One Cup illustrates the benefits of the international Fair Trade system. One Cup is a moving and visually arresting reminder of the ever increasing need for support for the millions of third and developing world farmers across the globe.

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Director: Dominic Allen
Producer: Dominic Allen & Nicholas Hansen
Production Company: A Scarab Studio/ Mutiny Media Co-Production
Audio/Visual: The Pod Multitmedia, Hase Design
Language: English, Tetun, English Subtitles.
Keywords: Fairtrade; Fair Trade; Coffee; Timor; Exploitation; Ethical Trade; Ethics; Coffee Trade; Scarab; East Timor; Timor Leste; Dili; Oxfam; Justice; Documentary
Contact Information: dom@thescarab.org, www.onecupthefilm.com

Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

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Reviewer: Vespasian Ucculleni - - May 17, 2006
Subject: Compelled

A very good piece. Informative and beautiful to watch. Fair Trade is important.

Credits

Director: Dominic Allen
Assistant Director: Joel Betts, Nicholas Hansen
Producers: Dominic Allen, Nicholas Hansen
Editors: Dominic Allen, Joel Betts
Camera: Joel Betts, Dominic Allen, Nicholas Hansen
Photography: Greta Costello
Music: Harry James Angus, Felix Riebl, Symbiosis (M.Etheridge, F.Montgomery)
Titles: David Hase
Translation: Fabia Tilman