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Inside Movies: He Named Me Malala
world renowned international education activist.
In 2014 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
for her work; at 17 years old she was the youngest
ever Nobel Prize laureate.
This film really works for several reasons.
The first is Malala, herself, who is an incredibly
engaging young woman and a very polished
communicator. Throughout the movie Malala
tells her own story, as well as her father’s. There
are quite a few scenes showing her with her father,
her mother, and her brothers and in all these scenes
Malala is very much a real girl. She is funny and
very intelligent and a real pleasure to spend time with.
This film is directed by Davis Guggenheim,
director of other excellent documentary films such as
Waiting for Superman (2010) and, more controversially,
An Inconvenient Truth (2006). His previous work
experience centered on the small screen of television
shows, but He Named Me Malala has all the feel of a
highly cinematic production. The story itself is based
on a book written by Malala herself, I am Malala.
Throughout my viewing of this movie I felt
immense gratitude that my own daughter does not
An inspirational story
of survival and triumph
By Jim Bryson
Even with all the Hollywood entertainment
films that we have available in our local library we also
have quite a robust collection of documentary films.
This month I watched He Named Me Malala (2015) and
was very taken by the characters. I was also reminded
of the value and importance of childhood education.
The story of this film follows the amazing life
of Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai. At the time of
the telling Malala is 17 and is living in England with
her father, mother and two brothers. The reason for
their separation from their home country was caused
by the political activism of both Malala and her father
Ziauddin Yousafzai who were both active in promoting
education in the Swat Valley of northern Pakistan,
particularly education for girls.
Because of her activism, the Pakistani Taliban
attacked Malala, shooting her in the face in an attempt
to silence her. The plan backfired, and now Malala is a
have to face the same fight in order to get educated. It
seems that we should all appreciate the opportunities
available to our children in both our community and
our country. The girls of the Swat Valley are being
killed and maimed for the very right to learn to read.
I have a deep hope for the children of our community,
knowing that they will never have to face such a threat
for such a basic right.
This film and many other great documentary
stories can be found at our local library. Join me every
month as I look at another of the great titles available to
one and all.
Get Rhythm Events at the Vernonia Library
The Vernonia Library
recently hosted two events for
young children as part of their
Get Rhythm at the Library series
during the month of April.
On April 4 Andy Furge-
son presented Red Yard: Folk-
songs and Puppetry for Families
(left).
On April 14 Oregon
Symphony Storytime featured
Gordon Rencher, percussionist
with the Oregon Symphony, who
explained some of the many in-
struments he uses in his work,
and also accompanied Vernonia
Library Director Shannon Rom-
tvedt as she read stories (right).
Following the presentation, chil-
dren were allowed to play some
of the drums and other percus-
sion instruments.
The Get Rhythm musical
program series was sponsored by the
Columbia County Cultural Coali-
tion, supported by the Oregon Cul-
tural Trust, The Vernonia Friends
of the Library, the Vernonia Lions
Club, and John and Randal Harvey.
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