Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (2008)

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• 2008
• Documentary
• Lisa Merton
• Alan Dater
• Kamoji Wachiira
• Lilian Wanjiru Njehu
• Vertistine Mbaya

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.