A bonus for LA moviegoers: Groundwork Coffee is offering a free cup of coffee to anyone who comes into any of their cafes with a Black Gold movie ticket stub!
BLACK GOLD SET TO STIR UP LOS ANGELES ON FRIDAY 12TH JAN 2007
IN 2006 BLACK GOLD SCREENED AROUND THE WORLD TO SELL-OUT AUDIENCES AND SENT SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE GLOBAL COFFEE INDUSTRY. NOW, ONE YEAR AFTER SUNDANCE, AS PART OF ITS U.S. THEATRICAL RELEASE, BLACK GOLD OPENS IN L.A. ON FRIDAY 12TH JANUARY 2007.
DON’T MISS BLACK GOLD IN L.A. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
OPENS ON: FRIDAY 12TH JANUARY
Showtimes on 1/12: 5:30pm 7:40pm 9:45pm
Showtimes on 1/13: 1:10pm 3:20pm 5:30pm 7:40pm 9:45pm
Showtimes on 1/14: 1:10pm 3:20pm 5:30pm 7:40pm 9:45pm
VENUE: LAEMMLE GRANDE 4-PLEX
345 S. FIGUEROA ST.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, 90071
“BLACK GOLD threatens to do for the multibillion-pound coffee industry what Morgan Spurlock’s Super Size Me did for fast food: Shock consumers into thinking again about what they are buying……Starbucks is now spearheading a public relations counter-attack.
Ben Hoyle, The (London) Times
“BLACK GOLD tells an unresolved modern version of the age-old David and Goliath story”
Stephen Holden, New York Times
“REMARKABLE – A moving but scandalous story. Black Gold has extraordinary power”
David Gritten, Daily Telegraph
“VISUALLY RAVISHING…the Francis’ are aces behind the camera”
Robert Koehler, Variety
“VIVID & GALVANIZING”
Mark Holcomb, Time Out
“MESMERIZING“
Tom Keogh, The Seattle Times
“FASCINATING“
San Francisco Chronicle
“BLACK GOLD guarantees that you’ll never look at your tall no-foam cap with a double shot the same way again.“
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
As westerners revel in designer lattes and cappuccinos, impoverished Ethiopian coffee growers suffer the bitter taste of injustice.In this eye-opening expose of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry, Black Gold traces one man’s fight for a fair price.
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For those of you who are interested in the issue of Fair trade, there is a powerful documentary out called “Black Gold,” that documents the lives of Ethiopian coffee farmers and clearly demonstrates why all of us should be asking for Fair Trade coffee. The film was recently released in the theater but is now available to the public on DVD via California Newsreel. You can read more about the documentary or pick up a copy of it here at http://newsreel.org/