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The Island President (2011)

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Film details

Director

Jon Shenk
Countries

Germany USA
Year

2011
Genre

Documentary
Type

Television
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Documentary following the first year in office of former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed, now the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. Includes interviews with:

Mohamed “Anni” Nasheed (President of the Republic of Maldives) Ahmed Naseem (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs) Mohamed Aslam (Minister of Housing and Environment) Aminath Shauna (Deputy Undersecretary, President’s Office) Mohamed Zuhair (Press Secretary, President’s Office) Laila Ali (Wife of President Mohamed Nasheed) Ahmed Moosa (President’s Envoy for Science and Technology) Paul Roberts (Advisor on International Media & Communications, President’s Office) Dr. Mohamed Waheed (Vice President of the Republic of Maldives) Mark Lynas (President’s Advisor on Climate Change) Mohamed Ziyad (Executive Services Secretary, President’s Office) Dr. Ahmed Shaheed (Minister of Foreign Affairs) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed (Ambassador to the United Nations)

Cast & Credits

Credits
- Direction:
  - Directed by
    
    Jon Shenk
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    AfterImage Public Media
  Production:
  - A co-production of
    
    AfterImage Public Media
  - A co-production of
    
    Independent Television Service (ITVS)
  - With funding provided by
    
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting, The
  - Production Company
    
    AfterImage Public Media
  - Made possible with support from
    
    Ford Foundation
  - Made possible with support from
    
    The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  - Made possible with support from
    
    Atlantic Philanthropies, The
  - Made possible with support from
    
    Spencer Adler
  - Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
    
    Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
  - Made possible with support from
    
    PUMA Creative Mobility Award
  - Made possible with support from
    
    Brian L. Ferrall
  - Made possible with support from
    
    Laurie K. Poston
  - Made possible with support from
    
    The Wallace Global Fund
  - Presents
    
    AfterImage Public Media
  - Presents
    
    ITVS
  - Presents
    
    Actual Films
  - [Presented] In association with
    
    Impact Partners
  - Executive Producer
    
    Jon Else
  - Executive Producer for ITVS
    
    Sally Jo Fifer
  - Co-Executive Producer
    
    Dan Cogan
  - Produced by
    
    Richard Berge
  - Produced by
    
    Bonni Cohen
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jon Shenk
  Editing:
  - Edited by
    
    Pedro Kos
  - Co-editor
    
    Josh Peterson
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Marco D'ambrosio
  - Music Editor
    
    James Lebrecht
  Sound:
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Lincoln Else

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