My Beautiful Nicaragua
Films
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24m
12-year-old Edelsin Linette Mendez illuminates the consequences of climate change on the coffee market, her community’s traditional source of livelihood and Nicaragua’s primary agricultural product.
Directors: Edelsin Linette Mendez
Producers: Joyce Chopra, Sammy Chadwick, Holly Carter
2016 | 24 min | Nicaragua
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
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