The Island President
101 minutes — To Be Announced, DV, Jon Shenk, United States, 2012
OTTAWA PREMIERE | PEOPLE’S CHOICE, BEST DOCUMENTARY, TIFF 2011
Having brought democracy to his homeland, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives now faces an even greater challenge: rising waters caused by global warming threaten to literally sink his low-lying nation. Following him to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference, “Shenk's doc finds its delicate balance… in the middle ground between cynicism and wide-eyed enthusiasm.” (Slant)
Having brought democracy to his homeland, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives now faces an even greater challenge: rising waters caused by global warming threaten to literally sink his low-lying nation. Following him to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference, “Shenk's doc finds its delicate balance… in the middle ground between cynicism and wide-eyed enthusiasm.” (Slant)
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