They come to us through generations, teaching worlds how to be kinder and stronger than life and prejudice tells them to be. Martin Luther King Jr marched for freedom. Ghandi fasted for independence. Mother Theresa spoke of healing. They all graced this planet asking for better than the hand of God had given them and the people who roam, waiting to drag people down far away from the common good. One of the more recent figures is Malala Yousafzai. In this evocative documentary, He Named Me Malala, not only is her incredible journey told but so is her real humanity and normal life.
Malala and her family had always been committed to the fighting for education for girls. When she was merely 15 years old, she was shot in the head by the Taliban and severely wounded. Miraculously surviving the wound, Malala, along with her father would continue to strive for education and equal rights. Her passion, determination, intellect and courage would spark across the globe, leading to her recent Nobel Peace Prize.
Told by An Inconvenient Truth filmmaker, Davis Guggenheim, He Named Me Malala looks like an empowering, sensitive and all together uplifting documentary about the girl who stormed the world. Not only this, Guggenheim enhances this with her everyday life that humanises her legend, seeing her in this new incredible dimension. Her fight has impacted a globe and she continues to make leaps forward. This is definitely a must see documentary.
Because after all, as Malala says - “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.”
He Named Me Malala is out in Autumn.