Sea Change for July

If you think global warming is tough, you don’t know the half of it. Come to the next First Friday Films on July 1 and uncover the rest of the story. We will be presenting A Sea Change, a film that tackles the twin of global warming, ocean acidification, and its effects to our ocean, our corals and our marine animals. The event will start at 6:30 PM at the American Memorial Park Visitors Center.

If you live in an island, like ours, that heavily depends on coral reefs for tourism and sea creatures for sustenance, wouldn’t you want to know what is happening to them now and what might happen to them in the future? Sven Huseby, an ordinary grandfather, wants to know. Recipient of the 2010 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Hero Award, A Sea Change follows the journey of Sven as he travels from Alaska to Norway to uncover that the global ocean is slowly becoming too acidic for the creatures that live in it.

First Friday Films is a monthly environmental film series organized by 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 PM. 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 1 hour and 23 minutes long.

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Nourish Yourself Tomorrow!

We have a great film event tomorrow night (June 3rd) at American Memorial Park.  Starting at 6:30pm at the visitor's center we will be screening Nourish, Food + Community, a film celebrating fresh and wholesome food that’s both good for you and the community.  It delves into how the choices we make affect our sustainable food supply.

Also joining us, will be members of the Sabalu Farmers Market Association, including Asap Ogumoro who will be discussing where our food in Saipan comes from and how you can make food choices that benefit your community, health, and environment.

NMC CREES will have a selection of tasty dishes made from locally grown produce for all to try as well as their recipes for you to use at home.

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

For planning purposes, the movie runs about 30 minutes long. As always, First Friday Films is free and open to the public.  Please arrive early to ensure admittance, as seating is limited.

We home to see you tomorrow!

Meet the Local Farmers behind YOUR food at the next First Friday Films!

SAIPAN – Discover the story behind your local produce at the next First Friday Films. Come see Nourish, Food + Community 6:30 p.m. at American Memorial Park.

Meet some local farmers and hear from the Saipan Sabalu Farmers Market Association, including member and farmer Asap Ogumoro. Following the movie, enjoy a tasty food demonstration using local produce from NMC CREES.

Have you ever wondered where your food came from? Was it produced locally or hundreds of miles away and shipped to your hometown? Nourish is a film celebrating fresh and wholesome food that’s both good for you and the community.

With interviews from Best-selling author Michael Pollan, Sustainable Food Advocate Anna Lappe, Chef and author Bryan Terry, and Dr. Nadine Burke, the film delves into how the choices we make affect our sustainable food supply. From the seed to your table, see how food connects every individual on earth.

First Friday Films is a monthly film series brought to you through a partnership with the National Park Service, Division of Environmental Quality, with generous support from community groups such as the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance.

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

For planning purposes, the movie runs about 30 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.

Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home

Several of us have already screened this movie and its definitely worth watching. A funny and educational look at the waste we create. Hope to see you there!

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How much trash can one family generate and where does that garbage go? Come to the next First Friday Films on May 6 to find out. Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home follows the revealing journey of one family after it decides to keep every scrap of garbage for three months.

Sponsored by the Tan Siu Lin Foundation, Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home will be screened 6:30 p.m. at American Memorial Park Visitors Center.

Writer and director Andrew Nisker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them to keep every scrap of garbage that they create for three months. He then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it's doing to the world.

From organic waste to the stuff they flush down the potty, the plastic bags they use to the water they drink out of bottles, the air pollution they create when transporting the kids around, to using lights at Christmas, the McDonalds discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and the entire planet.

First Friday Films is a monthly environmental film series organized by 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.

As always, First Friday Films is free and open to the public. For planning purposes, the movie runs 1 hour and 17 minutes long; find more information about the film at www.firstfridayfilmssaipan.blogspot.com. Subscribe to the blog for regular updates on upcoming events.

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: