While society shut down the asylums, it never truly found a place for the mentally ill. But when a young psychologist at a failing institution in Spain took a handful of patients and started a business, it grew into a multi-million dollar yoghurt brand that now employs hundreds of people with mental health problems. But after 35 years, its founder, Cristobal Colon, needs to find a replacement to ensure the business has a future without him.
Yoghurt Utopia follows a tumultuous year in the life of the La Fageda Cooperative and its workers — both inside and outside the factory.
- Year2019
- Runtime71 minutes
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- NoteSubtitles/ Closed Captioning
- DirectorAnna Thomson, David Baksh
- ProducerAnna Thomson
While society shut down the asylums, it never truly found a place for the mentally ill. But when a young psychologist at a failing institution in Spain took a handful of patients and started a business, it grew into a multi-million dollar yoghurt brand that now employs hundreds of people with mental health problems. But after 35 years, its founder, Cristobal Colon, needs to find a replacement to ensure the business has a future without him.
Yoghurt Utopia follows a tumultuous year in the life of the La Fageda Cooperative and its workers — both inside and outside the factory.
- Year2019
- Runtime71 minutes
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- NoteSubtitles/ Closed Captioning
- DirectorAnna Thomson, David Baksh
- ProducerAnna Thomson