Americans' love affair with coffee has been espoused by everyone from Oliver Wendell Holmes to David Letterman.
But, as Nick Francis notes, our passion for java connects us to a larger issue: the plight of the impoverished Ethiopian farmer.
With his brother Marc, Francis produced and directed Black Gold, a documentary meant to expose the $80 billion global coffee industry's financial injustice toward the African farmers who support it. Currently making the art-house rounds since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, ...