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:

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.