Based on the award-winning short film of the same name, Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story is a feature-length documentary that shares the touching tale of a boy whose imagination and ingenuity inspired a family, a village and a nation.
Moving Windmills Short
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About the production:
Directed by Tom Rielly and produced by Ben Nabors, Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story is currently in active production. Shot in HD, the film documents William Kamkwamba’s journey beginning with the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Principal photography in Malawi runs from July to mid-August, 2009, with projected completion of the film to occur in late 2010.
The original documentary short, Moving Windmills, directed by Scott Thrift, produced by Ben Nabors and Executive Produced by Tom Rielly, debuted at the worldwide live film festival Pangea Day in May, 2008. There, the short received the North American Filmmaker’s Award from Participant Media, producers of An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck, Food, Inc., Charlie Wilson’s War and North Country. In addition, the film won recognition from the Cinema Prosperité competition, sponsored by the Seven Fund.
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Moving Windmills will share William’s inspiring story with his fellow Africans, sparking initiatives to improve their difficult circumstances. William inspired his village to change the way it sees itself, and now because of William, many Malawians are building windmills, digging wells and harnessing their imagination.
What if a whole nation, a whole continent—the whole world—were exposed to his dramatic accomplishments? Through William’s story, the Moving Windmills documentary aims to ignite a new era in Africa, inspired by one boy who overcame a desperate situation.
As with all great stories, William’s is quickly growing to engage and and involve people the world over. Although William’s story is rooted in Africa and the problems facing his local community, the film looks at issues that affect us all: clean water, food production, nutrition, HIV, unemployment, energy, education and natural resources.
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Moving Windmills:
The William Kamkwamba Story
a feature length documentary film
Based on the award-winning short film of the same name, Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story is a feature-length documentary that shares the touching tale of a boy whose imagination and ingenuity inspired a family, a village and a nation.
Moving Windmills Short
Help fund the documentary
About the production:
Directed by Tom Rielly and produced by Ben Nabors, Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story is currently in active production. Shot in HD, the film documents William Kamkwamba’s journey beginning with the TEDGlobal conference in Arusha, Tanzania. Principal photography in Malawi runs from July to mid-August, 2009, with projected completion of the film to occur in late 2010.
The original documentary short, Moving Windmills, directed by Scott Thrift, produced by Ben Nabors and Executive Produced by Tom Rielly, debuted at the worldwide live film festival Pangea Day in May, 2008. There, the short received the North American Filmmaker’s Award from Participant Media, producers of An Inconvenient Truth, Good Night and Good Luck, Food, Inc., Charlie Wilson’s War and North Country. In addition, the film won recognition from the Cinema Prosperité competition, sponsored by the Seven Fund.
Help fund the documentary
Moving Windmills will share William’s inspiring story with his fellow Africans, sparking initiatives to improve their difficult circumstances. William inspired his village to change the way it sees itself, and now because of William, many Malawians are building windmills, digging wells and harnessing their imagination.
What if a whole nation, a whole continent—the whole world—were exposed to his dramatic accomplishments? Through William’s story, the Moving Windmills documentary aims to ignite a new era in Africa, inspired by one boy who overcame a desperate situation.
As with all great stories, William’s is quickly growing to engage and and involve people the world over. Although William’s story is rooted in Africa and the problems facing his local community, the film looks at issues that affect us all: clean water, food production, nutrition, HIV, unemployment, energy, education and natural resources.