Economists occasionally tell better stories than novelists.

               -- Mario Vargas Llosa

For over a century, men and women in the tropics have bound their fortunes to the banana.  PERISHABLE, a feature-length documentary, travels to three countries to explore this volatile slice of the global economy during one of its darkest hours. It follows laborers, small farmers, corporate executives and entire countries as they struggle to rewrite the legacy of a ruthless business.