Moving Windmills Production Team Returns from a Successful Shoot

A sunset shot from the front of the production vehicle departing Wimbe for the last time.

The Moving Windmills documentary production team returned to South Africa and Malawi this summer for a final shoot on the continent.  In May, we were on-hand to capture the last few weeks of school for the inaugural class at the African Leadership Academy.  In early June, William Kamkwamba (amongst his class members) graduated from high school, with his family looking on from the audience.

The production team then traveled to Malawi for a two-week shoot in which we documented the installation of an off-grid power system on Wimbe Primary School’s newest classroom block.  This block represents a collaboration between BuildOn.org, Moving Windmills Project, and the Wimbe community.  After the installation was complete, William and members of BuildOn participated in a “Key Presentation Ceremony” in which ownership of the new school building was officially handed over to the community.

Moving Windmills would like to think the members of our production team who traveled from the States to South Africa and Malawi this summer.  Included in the photograph below with the Kamkwamba family:  Ben Nabors - Co-Director / Producer; Anthony Mathile – DP; Jeff Turner – On-site Editor.

The production team with the Kamkwamba family.

William's cousin, Kayama. (photo by Anthony Mathile)

The new primary school block in Wimbe.

Ben Nabors at the Sunday market in Wimbe. (photo by Anthony Mathile)

William's grandfather, Mr. William Kamkwamba Sr. (photo by Anthony Mathile)