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Generation on the Wind

1979 · 58 min

A gentle, hopeful look at scrappy idealists building something big, more about the people than the machine.

Directed by: David Vassar
Genres: Documentary

Overview: The film is a character study centered on a rag tag group of young artists, mechanics and environmental activists who successfully built the largest electrical generating windmill in the world.

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Directed by: David Vassar
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: environment
work
found family
ambition
technology
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: David Vassar
Runtime: 58 min

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