Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
SESSION 3 (October 9th, 2-5pm)
USA, 2008, 80 min.
Directors/Producers: Lisa Merton, Alan Dater
Taking Root tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration.
Winner of Audience Award at the HotDocs Film Festival
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