Dukale's Dreams Analysis

The documentary Dukale’s Dreams was fascinating to say the least. The documentary illuminated the global trade problem and how it contributed to the implementation of fair trade organizations. The videography and narration by Dukale and Hugh Jackman illustrated the life of Ethiopian farmers. The documentaries purpose was to stress the importance of global fair trade and how it affects everyone. The author use of Hugh Jackman as a layperson’s perspective of fair trade aided the audiences understanding of fair trade, because the audience could watch the video and learn what fair trade is in a general context. Fair trade, being a layered issue, was a character in a film due to the phrases repetition and meaning in the film. The audience was able
The direct authors choice reflects how strenuous a farmer’s work is to a person that has never farmed first hand. Jackman’s struggle to help Dukale farm shows the shift in respect between the two men. Before the farming, Dukale was proud to be meeting Jackman. After the two farmed together, the author shows the immense amount of respect Jackman fostered for Dukale, because he could not imagine working as hard as Dukale every day. The interaction between the two men from different worlds shows how contact builds understanding of each other’s
The coffee shops could provide fair trade coffee beans to their consumers with a small increase to their bottom line. Jackman’s hunt for a coffee shop that sold fair trade coffee shows how niche the issue is in developed countries. In order to enact change in the trade system, people need to be aware and find ways to aid the fair-trade movement individually. The author creates a global awareness for fair trade by showing Jackman meeting with the UN ambassadors about fair trade programs. This section of the documentary shows how every person around the world is affected by the unfair trade prices. Developed countries could stop aiding undeveloped countries, if they gave the farmers a reasonable price for their goods. Also, the undeveloped country’s economies would grow, because the people would have more money to funnel into their