Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

81 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2008

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.

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

81 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2008

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
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.
Producers Marlboro Productions
Original title Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Directors Lisa Merton, Alan Dater
Writers

Cast

Kamoji Wachiira

as himself

Vertistine Mbaya

as herself

Ngorongo Makanga

as himself

Wangari Maathai

as Self