[BCMA] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Presents the DOXA Motion Pictures Film Series Film: The Island President

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Presents the DOXA Motion Pictures Film Series Film:The Island President

For Immediate Release: March 3, 2012
Contact: Sher Hackwell, Marketing Coordinator
Tel. 604.205.3044  Email: sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca<mailto:sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca>


BURNABY, BC - The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents the DOXA Motion Pictures Film Series film The Island President<http://theislandpresident.com/>.  This captivating film  tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, 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 leading a twenty-year pro-democracy movement against the brutal regime of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, surviving repeated imprisonments and torture, Nasheed becomes president at 41, only to encounter a far more implacable adversary than a dictator-the ocean. Considered the lowest lying country in the world, a rise of a mere three meters in sea level would inundate the 1200 islands of the Maldives, rendering the country practically unlivable. Unless dramatic changes are made by the larger countries of the world, the Maldives, like a modern Atlantis, will disappear under the waves.

When all hope fades for any kind of written accord to be signed, Nasheed makes a stirring speech which salvages an agreement. While the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Summit is judged by many as a failure, it marked the first time in history that China, India, and the United States agreed to reduce carbon emissions.
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The Island President
Monday, March 12  I  7pm
Studio Theatre
A Documentary Film By Jon Shenk
Tickets: $12 General

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, BC
Tickets: shadboltcentre.com<https://tickets.shadboltcentre.com/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent426.html> or Box Office: 604-205-3000

The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is a regional and community facility dedicated to presenting the finest in local, regional and national performing arts.  We seek out young, exciting creators and encourage them to share their work with our community.

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