Screening organised by MAKE Waves and Civic
‘One of the world’s most audacious efforts to combat the effects of climate change’ - Time magazine
'An eco-documentary that shines a light on one of the world’s most ambitious but unsung initiatives to tackle climate change.' -Variety
Executive Producer Fernando Meirelles (Academy Award-Nominated Director of City of God & The Constant Gardener) and Malian musician/activist Inna Modja take us on an epic journey along Africa's Great Green Wall — an ambitious vision to grow an 8,000km 'wall’ of trees stretching across the entire width of the continent to restore land and provide a future for millions of people.
- Year2019
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- NotePartners include: Biz Stone Foundation, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Building Energy, Timberland, Connect for Climate, World Bank Group, Africa Union, Irish Aid, European Union, GEF, SOS Sahel, Tree Aid, IDA, Wallace Global Fund, IDA Ireland
- DirectorJared P. Scott
- ScreenwriterSarah MacDonald and Alexander Asen
- ProducerMake Waves
- Executive ProducerFernando Meirelles, Sarah MacDonald, Alexander Asen, Biz Stone, Sian Kevill, Don Mullan, Claude Grunitzky, Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Thea Guest and Fabrizio Zago
- CastInna Modja, Songhoy Blues, Didier Awadi, Betty G., and Waje
- CinematographerTim Cragg
- EditorPilar Rico
- ComposerCharlie Mole
- MusicInna Modja
Screening organised by MAKE Waves and Civic
‘One of the world’s most audacious efforts to combat the effects of climate change’ - Time magazine
'An eco-documentary that shines a light on one of the world’s most ambitious but unsung initiatives to tackle climate change.' -Variety
Executive Producer Fernando Meirelles (Academy Award-Nominated Director of City of God & The Constant Gardener) and Malian musician/activist Inna Modja take us on an epic journey along Africa's Great Green Wall — an ambitious vision to grow an 8,000km 'wall’ of trees stretching across the entire width of the continent to restore land and provide a future for millions of people.
- Year2019
- Runtime90 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- NotePartners include: Biz Stone Foundation, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Building Energy, Timberland, Connect for Climate, World Bank Group, Africa Union, Irish Aid, European Union, GEF, SOS Sahel, Tree Aid, IDA, Wallace Global Fund, IDA Ireland
- DirectorJared P. Scott
- ScreenwriterSarah MacDonald and Alexander Asen
- ProducerMake Waves
- Executive ProducerFernando Meirelles, Sarah MacDonald, Alexander Asen, Biz Stone, Sian Kevill, Don Mullan, Claude Grunitzky, Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Thea Guest and Fabrizio Zago
- CastInna Modja, Songhoy Blues, Didier Awadi, Betty G., and Waje
- CinematographerTim Cragg
- EditorPilar Rico
- ComposerCharlie Mole
- MusicInna Modja