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1:00 pm
The Island President
Ireland – Jon Shenk
102 minutes
www.theislandpresident.com
Jon Shenk’s The Island President is the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Malives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced- the literal survival of his country and everyone in it. After bringing democracy to the Maldives after 30 years of despotic rule, Naseed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low lying countries in the world, a rise of one meter in sea level would submerge the 1200 islands of the Maldives enough to make the uninhabitable.
The Island President captures Nasheed’s first year of office, culminating in his trip to the Copenhagen Climate Summit in 2009, where the film provides a rare glimpse of the political horse trading that goes on at such a top level global assembly. Nasheed is unusulally candid about revealing his strategies- leveraging the Maldives’ underdog position as a tiny country, harnessing the power of the media, and overcoming deadlocks through an appeal to unity with other developing nations. When hope fades for a written accord to be signed, Naseed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. Despite the modest size of his country, Mohamed Naseed has become one of the leading international voices for urgent action on climate change.
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3:00 pm
A Hand To Stand
Canada – Lindsay Marie Stewart and Matt Miles
23 minutes
www.ahandtostand.com
Special introduction by Lina Augatis
Lina spends most of her free time exploring the outdoors and take great pleasure in inspiring and motivating others to enjoy the outdoors. Lina does love to race. Lina believes her competitive nature and the desire to race was first developed way back when Lina was a 6 year old competitive gymnast. Lina has since competed in a variety of sports such as wrestling, rugby, pole vault, power lifting, triathlons, ski mountaineering, marathons, and waterpolo. Recently, Lina has competed internationally as an adventure racer and now as a stand up paddler. Lina also enjoys activities and movements that don’t involve a race or competition like yoga, climbing, and slacklining. Lina cherishes the feeling of freedom and reward during and following expeditions and adventurous endeavors. Lina is an outdoor education and physical education teacher, kayak and SUP guide/instructor, elite athlete, and a loving wife! Lina has taken on new challenges for this year that require her to step out of her comfort zones and enjoy the challenges that come with that. Lina is currently training to race the Molokai to Oahu SUP crossing in late July.
Live, love, laugh,..DREAM!
A Hand To Stand” focuses on the Bella Bella Community School within the Heiltsuk First Nation reserve on B.C. ́s coastal Inside Passage. The 13,000 square miles of land and sea!is the largest of 23 Canadian reserves. A Hand To Stand is a short film and trans-media journey to document and share their story, as this group of teenagers craft their own Stand Up Paddleboards. Made out of locally-sourced red and yellow cedar, the boards allow students to propel themselves through their traditional territory in a contemporary experience. Blending traditional knowledge of woodworking and the coast, and applying it to a modern sport, this is an inspiring group. This is the future of hope.