Mohamed Nasheed, the President of the Maldives, is the subject of a highly anticipated documentary called "The Island President." The film follows his struggle to have his voice heard in the climate change debate and save his country from basically drowning.

It all leads up to his visit to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit, which brought real attention to an event that was dismissed by world leaders. The film won "Best Documentary" at the Toronto Film Festival and it screens at Sundance this week, followed by runs in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, as well as festival screenings in the UK and Germany. Hopefull, Spokane will get a viewing at the Magic Lantern.

 

Radiohead contributed many songs to the soundtrack, culled from classic material. Frontman Thom Yorke wrote "Unless something is done to stop rising sea levels they will lose everything. The country will be under water. Some of our music was used to help tell the story."

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