• Film Press Release (pdf)
• Story Press Release (pdf)
• Awards 06/09 (pdf)
• Reviews 11/10 (pdf)
• Fact Sheet (html)  (pdf)

• Synopsis (Long) (html)  (pdf)
• Summary (shorter) (html)  (pdf)
• Key People in the Film (html)  (pdf)
• Names of All People in the Film (html)  (pdf)
• Historic Timeline (html)  (pdf)
• Words from Wangari (html)  (pdf)

• Director's Statement (html)  (pdf)
• Production Q and A (html)  (pdf)
• The Production Team (html)  (pdf)
• Filmography for Dater and Merton (html)  (pdf)
• Credits (html)  (pdf)

Photo Credit: Martin Rowe
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Photo Credit: Alan Dater
A Green Belt Movement Civic and Environmental Education seminar in Kangari, Kenya.
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Photo Credit: Lisa Merton
Wangari Maathai planting trees in the degraded Aberdare Forest, Kenya.
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Photo Credit: Ariel Poster
Green Belt Movement tree nursery in Tumutumu Hills, Kenya.
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Photo Credit: Alan Dater
Indigenous tree seedling.
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Photo Credit: Lisa Merton
Taking Root Signature Image.
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Photo Credits: Roshika Dater-Merton
Alan Dater and Lisa Merton
Producers / Directors of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
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Photo Credits: Roshika Dater-Merton
Alan Dater
Producers / Director of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
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Photo Credits: Roshika Dater-Merton
Lisa Merton
Producers / Director of Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
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