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President Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives is confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced; the survival of his country and everyone in it. Nasheed, who brought democracy to the Maldives after decades of despotic rule, now faces an even greater challenge: as one of the mo...

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Corporate Authors: Stars of the Lid (Musical group), Radiohead (Musical group)
Other Authors: Shenk, Jon (director of photography.), Kos, Pedro (Film editor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English and other languages with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : First Run Features, [2011]
Edition:Educational 2-DVD edition.
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Summary:President Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives is confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced; the survival of his country and everyone in it. Nasheed, who brought democracy to the Maldives after decades of despotic rule, now faces an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of the Maldives and make them uninhabitable.
Item Description:Special features: Disc 1. 101-minute version ; Video Q&A with director Jon Shenk; Hilton Worldwide/Sundance Institute Lightstay sustainability award video; Biographies. Disc 2. 52- and 30-minute versions ; Educational modules (Maldives democracy movement, Nasheed at the United Nations, Climate politics strategy meeting, Underwater cabinet meeting, Bilateral meeting in India, Behind the scenes at the Copenhagen Climate Conference); Study guide.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (101 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD video, region 1, NTSC.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jon Shenk ; edited by Pedro Kos ; music by Radiohead, Stars of the Lid.