The Boy Who Harnessed the WindNow a Netflix original film, this is the inspiring true story of a heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. New York Times Bestseller . Now a Netflix film starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor! A gripping memoir of survival and perseverance about the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Malawian village. When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of