PRESS RELEASE July 2008
CONTACT: Rebecca Rueter, Marlboro Productions
(802) 257-0743

AWARD-WINNING NEW FILM CONNECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS
TAKING ROOT: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

WHAT:

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, 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.

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AWARDS:

Now screening at film festivals around the world, Taking Root has received the Audience Award at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Toronto; Full Frame Women in Leadership Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina, as well as other awards.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Visit www.takingrootfilm.com for more information about the film, the filmmakers, and press kit information. Please also visit www.greenbeltmovement.org to learn more about Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement.

Marlboro Productions • P.O. Box 96, 1076 Moss Hollow Rd. • Marlboro, VT 05344 Phone/fax 802-257-0743 • www.takingrootfilm.com • mfilmpro@sover.net