‘The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific’
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Posted on Sep 22 2011
In celebration of CNMI Humanities Month, First Friday Films is partnering with the NMI Council for the Humanities for a special showing of The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific at 6:30pm on Oct. 7, 2011, at the American Memorial Park Visitor’s Center.
This film by anthropologist/filmmaker Sanford Low explores ancient navigational heritage in the tiny coral atoll of Satawal in Micronesia’s remote Caroline Islands. In addition to interviews with the late Dr. Pius “Mau” Piailug in Satawal, Navigators discusses archaeology and accounts of explorers to examine the history of navigation and how traditional Pacific societies sustain this valuable cultural system.
First Friday Films is a monthly film series in partnership with the National Park Service and the 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 80 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.
