FAIR TRADERS

Three Stories of Sustainability & Success

Three entrepreneurs decide to create successful businesses that are also ethical and sustainable. In addition to wanting to create a strong positive brand image and customer loyalty, these businesspeople decided that it was important to build companies that serve their communities and bring opportunities for their employees. This approach also makes them feel good. Fair Traders follows these three entrepreneurs as each faces the challenges of starting and building an ethical company.

THE FILMMAKER

Nino Jacusso was born in southern Italy, in the Molise region, Campobasso province, in the village of Acquaviva Collecroce (Cruc). The village is of South Slavic origin, the village language is Stokaviš. Nino Jacusso emigrated with his parents to Switzerland at the age of 5 and grew up in Biberist and Solothurn, where he also attended the schools. In 1978 he went to Munich to the College of Television and Film HFF, which he graduated with his diploma film, "Emigrazione.". Since then he works as a freelance film author.

FESTIVALS

The Hof International Film Festival, Germany
The Solothurn Film Festival, Switzerland
International Film Festival Innsbruck, Austria
DOQUMENTA International Documentary Film Festival, Mexico
DOLOMITALE Film Festival, Italy
Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary, Turkey
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Hungary
Solidarity – Human Rights Film Festival, Israel
The Singapore Eco Film Festival
Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival, Germany

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