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February 12, 2026
The Land Smiles Back
Documentaries and Film
Watch and learn
Watch our films & documentaries
Fantastic young film directors have been working with us to make this happen. In our films and documentaries we show both our approach to restoring nature, and the impressive results the simple solution of regreening brings along. Watch our movies here:
We create state-of-the-art films and documentaries about our regreening projects.
The Land Smiles Back
For generations, the Samburu people and their livestock have had a deep connection with water, depending on the rains for their survival.
The men dig singing wells; the women fetch water while they sing and pray for rain. Between 2020 and 2023, Kenya experienced the worst drought in 40 years. The rains stayed away, wells dried up, and cattle and wildlife died. ‘The Land Smiles Back’ is the story of the Samburu community in Westgate Conservancy, who made the land smile again by returning to ancient hydrotechnology.
‘The Land Smiles Back’ is co-produced by Justdiggit, The Safari Collection, and the Samburu community of Westgate Community Conservancy. The film won first place, out of 131 submissions from 45 different countries, at the 2025 Water Film Prize. This short film festival is organised by ‘Let’s Talk About Water’ in partnership with the UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme, the Global Network of Water Museums, Water As Leverage, CeReGAS, and the 1st Latin-American Water Forum.
Farmer Stories: An introduction
Within this series several people involved in the regreening project in Monduli, Tanzania share their personal experiences in a series of interviews.
Farmer Stories: Episode 2
In this second episode we get to know childhood, hopes and wishes of four people involved in the project.
Farmer Stories: Episode 3
This episode shows A Day in the Life of Angel and Veronica, who show us around their villages in Tanzania.
Kisiki Hai I
Get inspired!
Within this educational movie you learn all about the positive effects of Kisiki Hai. Jonah, a farmer living in the Dodoma region, visits the farmer Augustino, who is practicing Kisiki Hai on his land for many years. Jonah finds out that bringing back trees on your land can make your land green and fertile again, making it much easier to grow crops. Want to know how a land full of trees could look like? Watch the Kisiki Hai I movie!
Kisiki Hai II
Get started!
Within Kisiki Hai II you learn the four different steps of Kisiki Hai, enabling you to apply it on your own land. You learn a memory aid, making sure you can remember all the steps easily. A new regreening technique is also introduced, Fanya Juu and Fanya Chini, helping you to capture the rainwater falling on your land. This increases the water availability for the crops, making sure it can grow well. Watch this educational movie and get started yourself!
Kisiki Hai III
Learn more!
In the third Kisiki Hai movie, we discover the technique of Kisiki Hai (Treecovery), grass seed banks, and learn more about the use of Kijani: an educational app for farmers to learn more about regreening techniques via courses. Dive in to find out more!
Rainmakers I: A Justdiggit Documentary
This short Justdiggit documentary shows the project in progress, digging 72.000 bunds to harvest rainwater and restore the degraded lands.
Rainmakers II: Seeds of Change
The sequel of the award-winning documentary Rainmakers. Whereas Rainmakers showed the start of Justdiggit’s projects and the necessity of it, Seeds of Change shows the progress made and how re-greening benefits all.
Rainmakers III: A Tanzanian Story
Rainmakers III tells the story about the spread of an idea which can help to bring millions of trees back to life: Kisiki Hai! A message full of positivity and hope. It shows the positive benefits of trees on all different aspects. Curious about these benefits? Watch the documentary!
