Generation on the Wind

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 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.^[1] Generation on the Wind aired on PBS.^[2][3] It was then released to educational markets by Churchill Films.^[4]

Generation on the Wind
Directed by	David Vassar
Written by	David Vassar Andrew Finley
Produced by	David Vassar Andrew Finley
Cinematography	John Hiller
Distributed by	PBS
Release date	1979 (1979)
Country	United States
Language	English

Reception

David Ansen of Newsweek called Generation on the Wind "dull".^[5] Generation on the Wind was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.^[6]