In the midst of a severe famine in Malawi, a young boy named William uses his knowledge of science and engineering to build a windmill and bring irrigation to his village. Based on a true story.
Gabriel, a young Brazilian backpacker, embarks on a journey through Africa, encountering various cultures, landscapes, and challenges. Along the way, he learns about himself and the world, experiencing adventure, love, and loss.
Anita Chitaya has a gift: she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and maybe she can end child hunger in her village. Now, to save her home in Malawi from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions that shape the USA: from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, and to the American exceptionalism that remains a part of the culture. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognise, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.
Enock is six years old when he is taken to a Confucian Buddhist orphanage and given the Chinese name Alu. He becomes extremely skilled in acrobatics. Suddenly he must make a choice to reunite with the culture of Africa or to sign up for five years in order to study in Taiwan.
A teen-aged nanny is impregnated by her employer, who pays for her education to keep her quiet.
The Boy Who Flies is a gripping documentary that follows the incredible journey of a young man in Malawi who dreams of becoming a paraglider. Through determination, perseverance, and a sense of independence, he overcomes the challenges he faces in his pursuit of this unconventional sport. This inspiring film showcases the power of motivation and the transformative effect of pursuing one's dreams.
Mbeu Yosintha was made to help farmers and rural communities cope with the effects of climate change and in particular the ever changing rain patterns in South East Africa. The film is a drama using local actors and was devised with Malawian writer Jonathan Mbuna following extensive research with various agricultural NGOs in Malawi. Following successful drama like Mawa Langa this film has already been seen in Malawi by over 10,000 people in rural areas using a pedal-power cinema kit.
Exploited by men and ridiculed by the world, two prostitutes find hope in each other as they search for the road to redemption.
William Kamkwamba builds a windmill from scrap to rescue his family from famine, transforming his life and launching him onto the world stage. His success leads to new opportunities and complex choices, distancing him from the life he once knew.
Follows Molina, a 12-year old Malawian girl who is forced to leave school and enter an arranged marriage to improve the family's economic standing. Once married, Molina quickly becomes a young mother and the victim of an abusive husband until the arrival of Chief Kachindamoto.
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