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Eastern Africa has just experienced the worst drought the region has seen in over 60 years. The documentary "Wind of Change" gives the effect of the drought a human face, and brings us closer to the struggles that individuals need to overcome due to climate change. The film tells the story of a man and a family that continue to fight against both global and local human-induced climate change. They refuse to give up!

"Wind of Change" brings us into the life of a strong farmer (Kisilu Musya) with big dreams and visions for the family and their future. The film follows the family during the rainy season in Kenya, which unfortunately has been marked by less rain than usual the recent years. Through beautiful images and Kisilus own video diary, we are brought up close to him and his family in their efforts to overcome the challenges that arise.

“Wind of change” is 45 minutes.
The documantary is made by Spire (spireorg.no) and Sør i Fokus.
It is shot in HD quality and 16:9 widescreen format.
Director is Julia Dahr.
Speech in English and Kikamba.
English subtitles.
The film is the result of hours of voluntary work by Julia Dahr, Julie Lunde Lillesæter and Margrete Vinnem.

The idea behind the film:
Julia Dahr had two main goals when she started to work on the film. She wanted to inspire people in the fight against climate change, and believed that to get more people committed to this fight they need to feel the challenges that climate change brings to families and individuals living in the South. She decided to make a film since it has a great possibility of awakening feelings.

The other main goal was to give people a picture of the day-to-day life in Kenya so that they could see that Africa is not all about sad and hungry children and flies all over.