When Spanish society shut down the asylums, it never truly found a place for the mentally ill. But when a young psychologist at a failing institution and a handful of patients started a business, it grew into a multi-million dollar yoghurt brand that now employs hundreds of people with mental health problems. 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
- CountrySpain & UK
- DirectorDavid Baksh & Anna Thomson Teixidor
When Spanish society shut down the asylums, it never truly found a place for the mentally ill. But when a young psychologist at a failing institution and a handful of patients started a business, it grew into a multi-million dollar yoghurt brand that now employs hundreds of people with mental health problems. 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
- CountrySpain & UK
- DirectorDavid Baksh & Anna Thomson Teixidor