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'Free Leonard Peltier' is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. It's getting a new ending, just like its subject.

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President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier .

The 80-year-old activist has served 49 years in prison for the killings of two FBI agents in 1975 .

He was convicted on two counts of first -degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

The filmmakers are working on a last-minute change to the ending of a documentary about the activist.

Peltier will be released on Feb. 18 .

The imprisoned activist spoke with Tilsen after learning his fate.

The film's release is a result of 50 years of "intergenerational organizing" Tilen said the release is "a historic moment" for Native Americans .