Main Street Pops Film Line Up for Live Viewing Party on May 15th

Nothing going on this Friday night? Main Street Pops presents a community viewing party that will allow us to virtually venture outdoors, raise money for our community, and come together- all for a good cause.

The first live screening starts at 7:30 pm this Friday, May 15th, and 100% of ticket sales proceeds will be donated to F.L.A.G., Hoboken Food Pantry, and Hoboken Shelter.

All ticket holders will receive a link that will activate for the live viewing party that evening so friends and neighbors can watch together online. The video-on-demand link is valid for five additional days after the launch party to view favorite films again on your own.
Tickets are only $10.00 and can be purchased here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-wild-scenic-virtual-film-festival-planting-seeds-of-hope-for-hoboken-tickets-103945419548?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-source=strongmail&utm-term=listing

Local Sponsors include Hair Cult Salon & Spa, Natural Awakenings magazine, GCM Homes and Muller Insurance.

Here's a preview of the film shorts to be screened:

In Your Hands -Visceral imagery, emotional score, and a powerful speech by John F. Kennedy underscore a timeless theme: we come from the sea.

Raccoon and the Light- This animated short follows an adorable raccoon when he finds a flashlight in the woods.

Love, Trails & Dinosaurs- This heartwarming film tells the story of the first person with autism to hike every trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park , narrated by his mother, who shares their story of a journey for weight loss that developed into a passion for hiking – and 900 miles later…one historic achievement.

Every Nine Minutes-Every nine minutes, the weight of a blue whale (300,000 pounds) in plastic makes its way into our ocean. To call attention to this, the Monterey Bay Aquarium built a life-sized replica of a blue whale made of single-use, locally sourced plastic trash. Certified by Guinness World Records, the whale is the largest sculpture of its kind ever built.

The Guardian Elephant Warriors of Retiti- A moving story of the first ever community- run elephant sanctuary in Africa. where orphans grow up, learning to be wild so that one day they can rejoin their herds.

A Message from the future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez-Set a couple of decades from now, offers a thought experiment: What if we decided not to drive off the climate cliff? What if we actually pulled off a Green New Deal? What would the future look like then?

In Celebration of Open Space-The Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park worked with organizations and volunteers from Maine, the United States, and more than 19 different countries to ask, what does open space mean to you?

Green Gone-This infomercial parody made by Maui youth pokes fun at the overuse of pesticides and herbicides and the psychology used to market them.

Sounds of Survival-Deep in the emerald cloud forests of Honduras, scientists are on a quest to record the never-before-heard call of the endangered “exquisite spike-thumb frog”.

Life of Pie-An inspiring story of two unconventional women and their love of mountain biking, pizza and their Colorado community who have helped reshape one of the state’s most conservative towns, uniting the community through advocacy, inclusivity, and damn good pizza.

Nature Now- Viewed 53 million times and played to the United Nations, this film is a personal and passionate call to arms from Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot to use nature to heal our broken climate.

Wow...Now that’s a “night out”!
There are two more screening events currently planned in the series; the June 4th event will benefit the newly formed Rebuild Hoboken Relief Fund, and July 10th proceeds will benefit Mile Square Theatre.

For more information, visit the Main Street Pops website at Main Street Pops and to find out more about The Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour, which visits 250 places each year, go to Wild & Scenic Film Festival

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