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Elisha et les cacaoyers

2010 17 min
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Quel est le lien entre un village du Belize et des millions d’enfants en Amérique du Nord? Le chocolat! Ce court métrage documentaire va à la rencontre d'Elisha,13 ans, fille d’un cultivateur de cacao du Belize. Découvrez son quotidien et ses rêves tandis qu’elle et son père nous expliquent les différentes étapes de la culture du cacao : entretien des cacaoyers, cueillette des fruits et transformation des fèves de cacao en chocolat.

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Quel est le lien entre un village du Belize et des millions d’enfants en Amérique du Nord? Le chocolat! Ce court métrage documentaire va à la rencontre d'Elisha,13 ans, fille d’un cultivateur de cacao du Belize. Découvrez son quotidien et ses rêves tandis qu’elle et son père nous expliquent les différentes étapes de la culture du cacao : entretien des cacaoyers, cueillette des fruits et transformation des fèves de cacao en chocolat.

Agriculture Developing Countries All subjects
  • script
    Rohan Fernando
  • direction
    Rohan Fernando
  • producer
    Annette Clarke
  • editing
    Chris Darlington
  • photography directing
    Rohan Fernando
    Paul Cowan
  • sound recording
    Aram Kouyoumdjian
  • None
    Candice Desormeaux
    Brian Power
    Steve Hallé
    Chris Darlington
    Gaspard Gaudreau
  • sound design
    Lori Clarke
    Alex Salter
  • original music
    Asif Illyas
  • voice-over
    Ronald Bourgeois
    Louise Renault
    Lise Cormier
  • online editing
    Steve Cook
    Denis Pilon
  • sound mixer
    Lori Clarke
    Geoffrey Mitchell
  • subtitling
    Michel Tremblay
  • production coordinator
    Stephanie Coolen
    Vanessa Larsen
  • marketing
    Kelley Alexander
  • centre administrator
    John William Lutz
  • executive producer
    Kent Martin
    Ravida Din

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Education

Ages 10 to 14
School subjects
Geography - Territory: Agricultural Social Studies - Communities in Canada/World
Locate Belize on a map of the world and learn about its culture, climate and way of life. Discuss all the ways that Elisha’s daily life is similar to or different from yours. Discuss the various other crops that Elisha’s father grows, besides cacao. What are her parents’ thoughts about schooling and further education for their children?
Elisha et les cacaoyers
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