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2018 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital: Generation on the Wind
  • Date: Thursday, March 22, 2018 - Friday, March 23, 2018
  • Time: 11:00 pm
  • Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Generation on the Wind is a 1979 documentary film produced by David Vassar and Andrew Finley. The film is a character study centered on a ragtag group of young artists, mechanics, and environmental activists who successfully built the largest electrical generating windmill in the world. The documentary required two years of shooting and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. (58 min.)

All public programs at the National Archives are free and streamed live online via the National Archives’ YouTube channel. Reservations are recommended; seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The doors to the building will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Use the Special Events entrance on the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, NW. Click here for more information on getting to the National Archives and parking.

Live captioning will be available online and in the William G. McGowan Theater. If you require an alternative or additional accommodation for an event (such as a downloadable transcript or a sign language interpreter), please send an email to public.program@nara.gov or call 202.357.5000 in advance.