"Man Who Stoped Desert"/(UN Related film)

Independent Films, Global Warming

Clip of the Special Jury Award, "The Man Who Stopped the Desert" from the International Forest Film Festival. Yacouba Sawadago, as the film projects, is the illiterate farmer who battled nature and man to become a pioneer in pushing back the desert.

"Discover the untold story of Yacouba Sawadogo, an illiterate African farmer who battled with nature and man to become a pioneer in the fight against desertification. Perfectly pitched cinematography engages beautifully with a story that will leave you moved and inspired".

United Nations Forum on Forests website: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/
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Directors:

• Muhamed Sacirbey UNTV-IFF

Producers:

• Susan Sacirbey