''Generation on the Wind'' is a 1979

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produced by David Vassar and Andrew Finley. 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. The documentary required one year of shooting to finish the film. ''Generation on the Wind'' aired on

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. It was then released to educational markets by

Churchill Films Churchill Films aka Churchill Media was a producer and distributor of direct-to-video/educational films founded by Robert Churchill (1902-) and Sy Wexler (1916–2005) in 1948 as Churchill Wexler Film Productions. They have produced ''The Mouse and ...

Reception

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of ''

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'' called ''Generation on the Wind'' "dull". ''Generation on the Wind'' was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Feature.

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* 1979 films 1979 documentary films American documentary films Documentary films about alternative energy Wind power Works about windmills 1970s English-language films 1970s American films {{windpower-stub