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First Friday Films is presenting the new film "Tapped" on Friday, October 4th at 6:30pm at American Memorial Park about bottled water, why we love it, and why we shouldn't love it.
The film asks, “Is access to clean drinking water a basic human
right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of
commerce?” The documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and
unseen world of the bottled water industry -- an industry that aims to
privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a
commodity: our water. “Tapped” is a portrait of the lives affected by the
bottled water industry, from the plastic production to the ocean in which so
many of these bottles end up.
For more information about First Friday Films, email fffsaipan@gmail.com.
The film asks, “Is access to clean drinking water a basic human
right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of
commerce?” The documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and
unseen world of the bottled water industry -- an industry that aims to
privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a
commodity: our water. “Tapped” is a portrait of the lives affected by the
bottled water industry, from the plastic production to the ocean in which so
many of these bottles end up.
Before
the film, Mr. Jose M. Kaipat from the Division of Environmental Quality’s Safe
Drinking Water Branch will give a brief presentation about drinking water and
bottle usage on Saipan. Mr. Kaipat has been at DEQ for 18 years in various
capacities and can speak first-hand about the regulations and concerns about
drinking water sources in the CNMI. As the chief coordinator of DEQ’s Monthly
Clean-up Brigade, Kaipat also knows the damaging environmental impacts of our
beverage containers after the drinks are consumed.
First
Friday Films is a partnership between American Memorial Park, the Division of
Environmental Quality, Coastal Resources Management and the Humanities Council
with support from other organizations and individuals. These films are
sponsored by the Division of Environmental Quality. As always, our film events are
free and open to the public. This
event will run about 75 minutes.
For more information about First Friday Films, email fffsaipan@gmail.com.
