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Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut will raise awareness about sustainability. (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s onscreen telling of a true story is beginning to come to life. His film adaptation of the 2009 autobiography, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” began production in Malawi this week. This is his directorial debut film, which does not currently have a title.
William Kamkwamba’s story describes how he used scrap material in his Kasungu, Malawi village of Wimbe to build a windmill. His ingenuity saved the community from drought and hunger.
“William’s story represents what has to be the future in countries like Malawi: developing countries, overflowing with beauty, and with potential [that] simply needs access to opportunity in order to be fully unleashed,” Ejiofor said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter Thursday, Oct. 19. “William’s determination and inventiveness created something that not only meant the end of the ‘hungry season’ for his community, it also catapulted him into a future where all his potential could be realized.
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s onscreen telling of a true story is beginning to come to life. His film adaptation of the 2009 autobiography, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind,” began production in Malawi this week. This is his directorial debut film, which does not currently have a title.
William Kamkwamba’s story describes how he used scrap material in his Kasungu, Malawi village of Wimbe to build a windmill. His ingenuity saved the community from drought and hunger.
“William’s story represents what has to be the future in countries like Malawi: developing countries, overflowing with beauty, and with potential [that] simply needs access to opportunity in order to be fully unleashed,” Ejiofor said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter Thursday, Oct. 19. “William’s determination and inventiveness created something that not only meant the end of the ‘hungry season’ for his community, it also catapulted him into a future where all his potential could be realized.
