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# Black Gold: Nick Francis interviewed
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/black-gold-nick-francis-interviewed/
- Published: 2007-06-21T10:06:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T10:24:23.000Z
- Author: Rob Cawston
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:23, #ImagesUploaded

[](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net)

In my [short review](https://www.opendemocracy.net/black%5Fgold%5Fwake%5Fup%5Fand%5Fsmell%5Fthe%5Fcoffee) of the documentary [*Black Gold*](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/?ref=opendemocracy.net) I said I was trying to track down co-director [Nick Francis](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/images/media/large/NickFrancis%5FCo-ProducerDirector%5FBlackGold.jpg?ref=opendemocracy.net).

Well, mission accomplished! [Here he is](https://www.opendemocracy.net/podcast/blackgoldlongfinal.mp3) talking to me about the film and what people can do about the growing inequality of the international coffee trade.

**Listen Now**

[Click here to listen to the interview](https://www.opendemocracy.net/podcast/blackgoldlongfinal.mp3)  
\[To download, right click, "Save Link As"\]

The interview is also featured in this week's openDemocracy [poDcast](https://www.opendemocracy.net/taxonomy/term/194).

**Wake up and smell the coffee**

The film's website has a lively online [forum](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/forum/?ref=opendemocracy.net) proving that the issue of coffee - from the farmers to your daily cappuccino - is far from black and white. Some interesting questions...

- Is [fair trade](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/forum/index.php?action=vtopic&forum=9&ref=opendemocracy.net) really the way forward?
- Should we feel [sorry for Starbucks](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=4&topic=152&ref=opendemocracy.net)?
- Can we invent a [fairer coffee machine](http://www.blackgoldmovie.com/forum/index.php?action=vthread&forum=1&topic=199&ref=opendemocracy.net)?

![Black Gold](https://www.opendemocracy.net/content/files/2026/04/green_coffee_cherry_bbC8azf-1776421371003.jpg)

Black Gold