THE PRICE OF SUGAR
How much is too much?
Cinema Politica London
Monday November 24, 2008
Screening begins 20h00
Venue: Kings College | Wemple Lounge
Bill Haney / United States / 2007 / 90 Minutes
In the Dominican Republic, a tropical island-nation, tourists flock to pristine beaches unaware that a few miles away thousands of dispossessed Haitians have toiled under armed-guard on plantations harvesting sugarcane, much of which ends up in U.S. kitchens. They work grueling hours and frequently lack decent housing, clean water, electricity, education or healthcare. Narrated by Paul Newman, "The Price of Sugar" follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes some of this hemisphere's poorest people to fight for their basic human rights. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced.
Featuring Father Christopher Hartley
Narrated by Paul Newman
Directed by Bill Haney
Produced by Bill Haney and Eric Grunebaum
Executive Producer: Tim Disney
Associate Producers: Debra Longo, Diana Trudell and Noemi Araujo Martinez
Cinematographers: Jerry Risius and Eric Cochran
Composer: Claudio Ragazzi
Editor: Peter Rhodes
Assistant Editor: Nikki Bramley
Written by Bill Haney & Peter Rhodes
Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival
Audience Award SXSW Film Festival
International Black DocuFest Best Human Rights Watch Award
Witness Award Honourable Mention SilverDocs Film Festival
Official Selection DocuWeek Showcase
