a feature documentary film
A feature length documentary film about William Kamkwamba, a young man from Malawi, Africa who built a windmill to rescue his family from famine, and changed his life future.
Achievement is hard, especially in an environment of well-earned cynicism, so those like William who make a chance to rise above humble beginnings are genuinely special - but the expectations that come with it are a heck of a thing to shoulder.
via efilmcritic.com
Via WBUR:
Kicking off the series is "William and the Windmill," winner of the Documentary Grand Jury Prize of the 2013 SXSW Film Festival.
via DigBoston:
This flick is as inspirational as it is motivational. Bonus: director Ben Nabors will be there to answer all your windmill and movie-related questions.
Mon 6.3.13. 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. 7pm/all ages/$8-$10. @BrattleTheatre.
If you can't make it to BAMcinemaFest make sure to catch W&W on July 2nd at this free Rooftop Films Summer Series screening.
And a Q&A with Ben Nabors after the screening on June 14.
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WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL is the Opening Night film at DocYard! Click through to buy tickets for this event.
via The Human Rights Arts & Film Festival:
Via IndieWire:
Making its New York premiere is the SXSW Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary feature “William and the Windmill,” about a Malawian teenager who builds a homemade windmill in the hopes that it will rescue his family from poverty.
Saturday, June 22 1:30PM at BRC.
"This year's festival is focusing on people who inspire us. One of the running themes is surprising and challenging viewers about their preconceptions of people and places. William... challenges your preconceptions." - Festival Director Ella McNeill
via TheLipTV:
BYOD visits the Hot Docs festival to share some of the most talked-about films that are coming out. We speak to WILLIAM AND THE WINDMILL maker Ben Nabors and see footage of the African story of invention and self-determination.
Take a look– interview starts three minutes in.
Via Three Brothers Film:
William and the Windmill is a great documentary because it’s not limited in its scope. By telling the focused, fascinating story of this brilliant young man, it manages to capture the universal tension between the developed and developing world. [9/10]
Via examiner.com
William has become a third world and green energy poster child overnight, including a book and movie deal, but still manages to keep his feet solidly on the ground and remain a regular teenage boy despite it all. And it’s the person beyond the hype that makes the film work as well as it does.
Via TorontoPronto:
There are a few charities that help African communities become self-sufficient by teaching farmers sustainable farming techniques, but, as far as I’m aware, there isn’t one that teaches how to power a generator with wind. William Kamkwamba, armed with an old library book, took it upon himself to prevent him and his family falling into famine.
This truly inspirational tale also follows the aftermath: how Kamkwamba copes with the subsequent speaking tours, media attention, and being the leader of his south-east African village.
Via Nyasa Times:
William and the Windmill is a touching, inspiring documentary about the human spirit and the great feats we can accomplish – in the face of adversity, poverty, and famine.
