Bullfrog Films
68 minutes
SDH Captioned
Grades 10 - 12, College, Adults

Directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani
Produced by Mirror and Hammer Films

DVD Purchase $280, Rent $90

US Release Date: 2012
Copyright Date: 2012
Subjects
Anthropology
Central America/The Caribbean
Community
Cooperatives
Developing World
Economics
Environment
Ethics
Fair Trade
Food And Nutrition
Geography
Globalization
Health
Labor and Work Issues
Local Economies
Marketing and Advertising
Renewable Energy
Sociology
Sustainability
Sustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Development

Awards and Festivals
Winner, Silver Reel, Lucerne Film Festival
Nominee, Best Documentary, Milan International Film Festival
Best Documentary, ITN Film Festival, Los Angeles
Best Documentary Feature, Independents' Film Festival, Tampa Bay
Nominee, Best Documentary, DocMiami International Film Festival
Best of the Fest Selection, Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Nominee, Best Documentary, Tenerife International Film Festival
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital, Washington, DC
Trinidad and Tobago International Film Festival
United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford
Maui Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Hollywood Reel International Film Festival
Nothing Like Chocolate

The story of Mott Green and the solar-powered Grenada Chocolate Company, a farmers' and chocolate-makers' co-op, which makes organic chocolate from tree-to-bar.

"A deeply layered, subtle, and visionary film." Michael A. Santoro, Professor of Business Ethics, Rutgers University

Note: There are two versions of this program on the same DVD: 68-minutes and 55-minutes. For filmmaker appearances, see below.

NOTHING LIKE CHOCOLATE tells the poweful story of Mott Green and the Grenada Chocolate Company he founded, which is a farmers' and workers' cooperative. This tree-to-bar factory, claimed to be the smallest in the world, turns out luscious creations that are organic and ethical.

In a world saturated with industrial chocolate--often made with cocoa harvested by exploited child labor--this solar-powered workers' co-op provides a viable model for creating sustainable communities in the global South and beyond.

Also featured are Michael Pollan, Vandana Shiva, and Christian Parenti.

[The filmmaker of NOTHING LIKE CHOCOLATE can attend your event, host a discussion, or give a keynote address. She can also participate by Skype. To inquire about inviting Kum-Kum Bhavnani to take part in your screening, please contact kumkum102 [at] gmail [dot] com. For a review of a talk by the director at San Diego State University click here.]

Web Page: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/nlcso.html

Reviews
"A deeply layered, subtle, and visionary film...Will deepen your understanding about the ethics of the chocolate you eat. What really sets this movie apart though is the focus on real people and how it shows the way forward...Offers a thoughtful assessment of the fair trade movement and compelling vision of how globalization can work if thoughtful ethical principles inform sustainable economic activity...This movie will make you think about the food you eat. It will also help inspire a new generation of global farmers and social entrepreneurs who will find more ethical and human pathways for global trade."

Michael A. Santoro, Professor of Business Ethics, Rutgers University, co-Author, Wall Street Values: Business Ethics and the Global Financial Crisis

"This film is unique in both the depth and breadth of its analysis of the cocoa industry. At its heart is a compelling story of sustainable, artisanal chocolate production in Grenada and a cooperative that is revolutionizing the connection between cocoa farmers and the finished product. However, the film also explores the complexity and contradictions of fair trade certification while providing important perspective on the child slave labor, which produces much of the conventional chocolate that consumers enjoy. The final message is a positive one: you can vote with your dollar and support viable, small-scale economic development a world away."
Sarah Lyon, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Editor, Anthropology of Work Review, Author, Coffee and Community: Maya Farmers and Fair Trade Markets

"Nothing Like Chocolate is not just an advocacy piece--It address controversial issues such as the pros and cons of fair trade; cooperatives are not always the solution; and forming collective action is difficult, challenging, filled with hurdles and complications, and is costly. Using this film, teachers can build an enlightened and engaging discussion around developing the understanding of collective action and its importance to farmers who 'control their own destiny' through collective action. This film has many lessons and could be used as a teaching instrument for several types of courses and modules and would be of interest to general audiences."
Michael L. Cook, Robert D. Partridge Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Executive Director, Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership, University of Missouri

"Mixing the bitter with the sweet, the factual and the idealistic, the documentary Nothing like Chocolate gives a macro and micro perspective on the beloved sweet stuff. Smartly directed..."
Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent

"An engaging movie that provokes both the brain and the taste buds."
Brent Simon, Shockya.com