The Culture Club (Film: Black Gold) September 6, 2009

This is the next study session in a series of culture studies where something from the media (e.g. a book, a film, a music album) is discussed from a Christian perspective but the session is for people of all faiths and people of no faith at all who want to explore the message behind the media.

The session will start at 5:30pm when we will watch the film on the big screem and discussion starts at 7pm.

There is no charge for this event and is open to all.

FILM INFO
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Trailer:



Summary of the film taken from the Damaris study Guide @ http://www.damaris.org/content/content.php?type=1&id=402

"Black Gold is an eye-opening documentary about the coffee industry, from the growing of the beans to the espresso that gets us going every morning. Showing the real story behind the world’s most popular drink, the film follows Tadesse Meskela, manager of a coffee co-operative in southern Ethiopia, as he fights to get a fair price for the work of the 74,000 farmers he represents. As well as providing an insight into the way of life of these coffee farmers and their families, Black Gold also connects them to our own experiences, and examines the wider implications of current trade systems by looking behind the scenes at the 2003 Cancun World Trade Organisation talks."

Previous Sessions
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This series continues to be popular. Previous evenings have looked at "Heima" (Sigur Rós) (film/music), "The Squid and the Whale" (film), "The Bourne Supremacy" (film), "Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling" (book), "Into The Wild" (film), "Atonement" (film), "Iron Man" (film), "The Lives of Others" (film), "Pan's Labyrinth" (film), "Utopian Dreams" (book), "Breaking and Entering" (film), "Little Miss Sunshine" (film), "Evan Almighty" (film), "Babel" (film), "The Zahir" (book), "Paradise Now" (film), "Life on Mars" (TV series), "Collateral" (film), "Arthur and George" (book), "Moulin Rouge" (film), the Robbie Williams album "Intensive Care", "Lost in Translation" (film), "Whale Rider" (film), "The Incredibles" (film), "The Da Vinci Code" (book), the U2 album "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and "Chocolat" (film).