The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind: The Story of Innovation, Family and Love Continues | Holiday Special
Welcome to the Planet First Action Podcast!
Join us today for an incredible interview and our end of year Holiday Special. We are joined by Sabrina Yegela, a visionary leader and driving force supporting the Moving Windmills Project - the initiative that grew out of William Kamkwamba's innovative solution for his home in Kasungu, Malawi, represented my the award winning film and memoir "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind"
Please consider donating to support the Moving Windmills Project and team - they are doing incredible work across communities and making a tremendous impact: https://donorbox.org/movingwindmills
Learn more about Moving Windmills at https://movingwindmills.org/
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a 2019 drama film written, directed by and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in his feature directorial debut. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. It was screened in the Premieres section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and began streaming in most territories on Netflix on 1 March 2019. Per IMDB, the film's recognition includes:
British Independent Film Awards (Nominee)
Family Film Awards (2021 Winner)
Image Awards - NAACP (2020 Winner)
Sundance Film Festival (2019 Winner)
Black Reel Awards for Outstanding International Film (2020 Nominee)
Black Reel Awards for Outstanding First Screenplay (2020 Nominee)
Heartland Film Award for Truly Moving Picture (2019 Winner)
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (2019 Winner)
Learn more about Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex's work with African Parks Foundation at: https://www.africanparks.org/
Learn more about Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex's work with Travalyst to change travel and tourism for good at: https://travalyst.org/
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Sabrina Yegela's selected Afrobeats song!
https://youtu.be/6RNcs_bIFNY?si=Sch9C...
From Executive Producer Julien
Head over to assemblyosm.com to learn more about the team, and the incredible work they are leading to tackle the climate crisis and the housing crisis head on.
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A special thank you to Dirty Front Yards, for the incredible intro Music - "Share It With The World".
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