Jury Award |
Best Documentary |
HardAcre Award |
Best Documentary |
SXSW Competition Award |
Documentary Feature |
William and the Windmill presents the story of how William Kamkwamba who was born in a poor village in Africa and used an old textbook to build a windmill to produce electricity for his village. The film was well- received during its world premiere at Austin's SXSW Film Festival where it won the grand jury prize for a Documentary.