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Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)

Documentary
Release Date: 2008, April 14
Directors: Lisa Merton, Alan Dater
Production: Marlboro Productions
Cast: Wangari Maathai, Lilian Wanjiru Njehu, Vertistine Mbaya, Ngorongo Makanga

Overview:

This documentary provides a window into the extraordinary life of activist and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who has worked to regain ownership of her country and its fate after years of colonialism. While gentle and thoughtful, Maathai carries a powerful message: the First World holds much of the responsibility for the environmental, economic and social struggles of the developing world.

Keywords:

woman director ecology kenya herstory