On Tuesday, April 7, join The Green Hands Initiative, The St. Augustine Film Society, The Golden Way and Beaches Go Green on the Front Porch of the St. Augustine Amphitheater for the St. Augustine EcoCinema: A Four-Part Environmental Film Series presentation of “Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Sponsored by the Friends of the St. Augustine Amphitheatre and Maritime Creative.

“Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” is the multiple award-winning independent documentary that chronicles Angela Sun’s personal journey of discovery to one of the most remote places on Earth, Midway Atoll, to uncover the truth behind the mystery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Along the way, she encounters scientists, celebrities, legislators and activists who shed light on what our society’s vast consumption of disposable plastic is doing to our oceans – and what it may be doing to our health.

Event Details:
6pm – Front Porch Opens
7pm – Film begins followed by Question & Answer Session with local experts.

Seating on the Front Porch is first come, first seated. All ages are welcome to this free event. Local organizations and food trucks will be onsite. Events on the Front Porch are made possible by Canan Law Attorneys.

About The St. Augustine EcoCinema Series:
On April 7, June 16, August 4 and October 6, the community is invited to view four documentaries addressing the environmental topics of plastic pollution, rising sea levels, food waste and marine habitat destruction. The documentaries will be shown on the Front Porch at the St. Augustine Amphitheater beginning at 7pm, followed by a question and answer session with local experts. Local organizations will also be on hand to answer questions and share information on ways to positively address these four areas of environmental concern. All four film screenings are free and open to the public with free parking at the St. Augustine Amphitheater. Seating on the Front Porch is on a first come, first seated basis.