Description |
1 online resource (83 min.) |
Summary |
Twenty-six year old charmer Daniel Dembélé is equal parts West African and Italian, and looking to make his mark on the world. Seizing the moment at a crossroads in his life, Daniel returns to his homeland in Mali to start a local business building recycled solar panels from scraps - the first of its kind in this sun-drenched nation near the Sahara Desert. Daniel's goal is to electrify the households of rural communities, 99% of which live without power. BURNING IN THE SUN is the story of Daniel's journey of growing his idea into a viable company, and to see his dream of improving the lives of his countrymen realized, beginning with the small village of Banko. With controversial stances on sustainable energy, poverty, and African self-sufficiency, the documentary explores what it means to become your own man and the small steps that can change the destiny of a nation |
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Title from resource description page (viewed April 04, 2018) |
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In English |
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Won 2010 Indie Spirit Film Festival, Best Feature Film, Best Environmental Film |
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Won 2010 Santa Cruz Film Festival, Jury Award, EarthVision Environmental Film Grand Jury Prize |
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Won 2012 Cinema for Peace Awards, International Green Film Award |
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Small business -- Africa -- Case studies
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Small business -- Developing countries -- Case studies
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Entrepreneurship -- Developing countries
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Businesspeople -- Mali
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Sustainable development -- Mali
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Solar energy -- Mali
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Businesspeople.
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Economic history.
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Entrepreneurship.
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Small business.
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Solar energy.
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Sustainable development.
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Mali -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011001773
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Mali
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Africa.
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Developing countries.
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Mali.
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Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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Feature films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Robinson, Morgan, director, producer
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Matlow, Cambria, director, producer
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Weingarten, Claire, producer
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Birdgirl Productions, production company.
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