The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Charity Screening + Chiwetel Ejiofor Q&A
PG 210 mins
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PG 210 mins
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In association with the Zambezi Sunrise Trust, we’re thrilled to welcome director and BAFTA-winning star of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, Chiwetel Ejiofor, to Picturehouse for a Q&A screening.
Proceeds will go towards the ZST’s vital work facilitating access to education for children in Zambia – a cause true to the core of this powerful film.
13-year-old William Kamkwamba (newcomer Maxwell Simba) is thrown out of the school he loves when his family can no longer afford the fees. Sneaking back into the school library, he finds a way – using the bones of the bicycle belonging to his father Trywell (Ejiofor) – to build a windmill to attempt to save his village from famine.
The emotional journey of a father and his exceptional son at its heart, William’s tale captures the incredible determination of a boy whose inquisitive mind overcame every obstacle in his path.