Check our our new environmental film winners!

Starting tomorrow (Wednesday) come check out the winners from our First Friday Films contest in celerbation of Environmental Awareness Month and CNMI Earth Day!

All of the following movies play at American Memorial Park Visitors Center

April 20^th

1:00pm: The Mighty River

4:00pm: Recyclergy

6:00pm: The Mighty River

April 21^st

1:00pm: Recyclergy

4:00pm: The Mighty River

6:00pm: Recyclergy

EAM films starting tomorrow

Our free films events for Environmental Awareness Month (EAM) start tomorrow.  Come out and help spread the word!

April 12^th

 

1:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

4:00pm: Sharkwater

6:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

April 13^th

1:00pm: Sharkwater

4:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

6:00pm: Sharkwater

Films for EAM

Thanks to everyone that voted throughout March for the films we will be showing during Environmental Awareness Month.  The results are now in!  Help us spread the word about our events this April.  All the films will be shown at the American Memorial Park Visitors center.

The schedule for this month will be:

April 12^th

 

1:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

4:00pm: Sharkwater

6:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

April 13^th

1:00pm: Sharkwater

4:00pm: Disneynature’s Oceans

6:00pm: Sharkwater

April 20^th

1:00pm: The Mighty River

4:00pm: Recyclergy

6:00pm: The Mighty River

 

April 21^st

1:00pm: Recyclergy

4:00pm: The Mighty River

6:00pm: Recyclergy

Short descriptions of the films can be found by clicking the "read more" link below:

The Man Who Planted Trees Tomorrow!

Just a quick reminder that we will be showing "The Man Who Planted Trees" tomorrow night (April 1st) at 6:30pm in the American Memorial Park Visitors Center.

The Academy Award winning animated film tells the story of one man's long and successful single-handed effort to re-forest a desolate valley.  The touching family film is a tribute to how much good one person can accomplish in a lifetime.  There will be some great displays in the lobby and prizes for some of the children in the audience following the film.  Additionally, Dr. Dilip Nandwani from NMC CREES will be at the film to speak about their revegetation and planting projects.

The Pacific Historic Parks (formerly the Arizona Memorial Museum Association) Bookstore, located inside the visitor’s center, will be open until 8:30 p.m. All proceeds go to community education programs.

For planning purposes, the program will run about 60 minutes. As always, First Friday Films is free and open to the public.


We hope to see you tomorrow night!

Vote for EAM Films!

For the annual Environmental Awareness Month (EAM) put on by the Division of Environmental Quality, First Friday Films will be screening a number of movies throughout April, and we want your help to decide which ones will be shown!

Voting can be done on our First Friday Film home page (http://firstfridayfilmssaipan.blogspot.com/) throughout the month of March.

We will have 4 categories that fans can vote in:


Previously Shown Family Films

New Family Films

Previously Shown Environmental Films

New Environmental Films


The winning film from each category will be shown a couple times in April (the schedule will be posted on April 1st).

Descriptions of the films in each category can be found by following the jump link below.

Disney Nature's Earth Tomorrow

Join First Friday Films tomorrow for a journey around the planet from the perspective of nature’s most mysterious and elusive animals. Disneynature’s Earth will be screened Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the American Memorial Park Visitor’s Center as part of this monthly event. 

The animated feature “The Man Who Planted Trees,” which was scheduled to play this month will be rescheduled to the April 1^st event due to some logistical delays.

Audiences tomorrow will not be disappointed, however, by  Disneynature’s “Earth”, which takes the viewer into the personal family lives of three of the world’s most carismatic and elusive animals; the Polar bear, Elephant, and Humpback whale.  Filled with adventure and suspense, the film ventures into the realm of these wild animals and the spectacular world in which they exist.  Created with rare footage and remarkable scenes, it is an inspiring film for all ages.

The Pacific Historic Parks (formerly the Arizona Memorial Museum Association) Bookstore, located inside the visitor’s center, will be open until 8:30 p.m. All proceeds go to community education programs.

As always, First Friday Films is free and open to the public.  For planning purposes, the movie runs about 90 minutes long.

How One Person Can Change the World

The Man Who Planted Trees – a story of one person’s sacrifice to benefit future generations and the environment – will be featured at the next First Friday Films at American Memorial Park on March 4^th at 6:30 p.m.

The animated movie brings to life the classic story of an old man who collects acorns and other seedlings and revives a once deserted and barren wasteland and creates a beautiful environment for building homes and raising families. Guest speakers will highlight the importance of trees and how they breathe life into the world. Don’t miss out on this wonderful and educational event!

The Man Who Planted Trees is made possible by generous support from the Tan Sui Lin Foundation and the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA). First Friday Films is a monthly environmental film series from the National Park Service and the Division of Environmental Quality.

The Pacific Historic Parks (formerly the Arizona Memorial Museum Association) Bookstore, located inside the visitor’s center, will be open until 8:30 p.m. All proceeds go to community education programs.

For planning purposes, the movie runs about 85 minutes long. As always, First Friday Films is free and open to the public. Find more information about the film at www.firstfridayfilmssaipan.blogspot.com. Subscribe to the blog for regular updates on upcoming events.

For more information on the upcoming event feel free to contact Aric Bickel or Lisa Eller, Division of Environmental Quality 664-8510 or Nancy Kelchner, National Park Service, American Memorial Park, 483-7253.