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Published: 31 May 2007

Pick of the Indies

THE machinations of the international coffee trade form the subject of a fascinating documentary kicking off the London Fairtrade Campaign Film Festival on Sunday.
Black Gold follows Ethiopian Tadesse Meskela on a mission to save his 74000 struggling coffee farmers from bankruptcy. As his farmers struggle to harvest their high-quality beans, Tadesse travels the world in an attempt to find buyers willing to pay a fair price.
Other subjects in the festival spotlight include the Ecuadorian banana trade (Bonita), South African diamonds (Blood Diamond), peanuts (The Luckiest Nut in the World) and the chocolate trade (Dubble Take). Each screening includes a discussion panel, fairtrade samples and information on how to get involved. See www.fairtradelondon.org.uk

THE Solar Cinema experience is part of the Camden Film Festival at the Green Fair on Sunday, with a galaxy of sun-charged shorts from emerging film-makers.
The range of subjects covered is huge – in Stop and Search Me, young black filmmakers Seyi Rhodes explores the assertion that the police are racist while in What’s it all About? six women from different backgrounds try wearing the veil. Meanwhile Building the Future is a five-minute short on the impact of the new Jubilee Library in Brighton which has tripled visitor numbers.
For more information: www.camden.gov.uk/solarcinemaexperience

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