Jack Niedenthal Works for the people of Bikini Atoll Resident of the Marshall Islands since 1981 Writer & Marshallese Feature Filmmaker (Co-Director, Co-Producer, Editor & Screenwriter)Jack Niedenthal's first six years in the Marshall Islands were all spent in the isolated jungles of the outer islands. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer on Namu Atoll from 1981 to 1984. He then contracted to work with the Bikini Atoll Local Government Council on Kili Island from 1984 through late 1986 teaching English to the adults, teaching in the elementary school and working with the Kili/Bikini/Ejit Local Government Council.In 1987 he assumed the duties of the Trust Liaison for the People of Bikini Atoll, which includes the management and coordination of the funds allocated by the United States government to compensate the Bikinians for their suffering and to facilitate the radiological cleanup of Bikini Atoll. He acts as a liaison for the Council to the media, the U.S. government and its various agencies, the scientists who work on Bikini Atoll, the Bikini Atoll Council's attorney, trustees, money managers, construction companies, engineers, project managers, auditors and business associates. The Trust Liaison also coordinates travel schedules, is used as an advisor and translator, manages the Bikinians' scholarship program, and is responsible for the Bikini Atoll Council's accounting.Jack's wife of 25 years, Regina, is a Bikini islander. They have five children, two of them by adoption, and one grandson.The government of the Marshall Islands awarded him an honorary "Public Benefit" Marshallese citizenship in December of 2000.Along with his book about the people of Bikini Atoll (available on Amazon in paperback and & Kindle), FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND (2001), he has published a number of articles, academic papers and photos about the Bikinians in The Guardian (United Kingdom), World View, The Health Physics Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle and others. He also published a chapter about Bikini Atoll in the book, "EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG," compiled by Russ Kick.In 2008, while with his 10 year old son, Max, in a local video store surrounded by the typical Hollywood-based fare, his son asked, "Why are there no movies in Marshallese?" Realizing what a tragedy it was for the children of the Marshall Islands to grow up without seeing a film in their own language, set in their own country and dealing with issues unique to their own culture, Jack decided to venture into filmmaking. At the age of 50 with no filmmaking experience whatsoever, he founded Microwave Films of the Marshall Islands, bought some filmmaking equipment and, along with co-director and co-producer Suzanne Chutaro, made a Marshallese children's movie, a fairy tale about a mythical Marshallese sprite, entitled ÑA NONIEP (I am the Good Fairy, 2009). This film was followed by 3 more feature length films in the Marshallese language, YOKWE BARTOWE (Poor Bartowe, 2010), and LAÑINBWIL'S GIFT (2011, a film that won numerous awards including "Best of Festival" at the Guam International Film Fest and "Best Foreign Film" at the Hawaii Ocean Film Festival).In 2012 Microwave Films released AINIKIEN JIDJID ILO BOÑ (The Sound of Crickets at Night), a narrative feature film about the people of Bikini Atoll that won the Atlantis Award for Foreign Feature Films at the 2012 New York based Moondance International Film Festival, the 2012 Grand Jury Award for Achievement in Acting at the Guam International Film Festival, the Grand Honu Award for Best Feature Family Film at the 2013 Big Island Film Festival in Hawaii, was an Official Selection at the prestigious 2012 Hawaii International Film Festival and the 29th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival in May of 2013, and was the Opening Night Feature Selection at the 2013 Pasifika Film and Arts Festival in Sydney, Australia in June of 2013.ZORI, a short 9 minute film completed in 2013, was the Winner of the Audience Choice Award at the Guam International Film Festival in September of 2013, and was an Official Selection at the prestigious Hawaii International Film Festival in October of 2013, and the New England Underground Film Festival in October of 2013.Screenplays & Films by Jack Niedenthal:STRAY BULLETS (1992) screenplay in English, unreleasedMUMBO JUMBO (1996) screenplay in English, unreleasedÑA NONIEP (I am the Good Fairy) (2009) Marshallese children's feature film with English subtitles (108 minutes)http://www.amazon.com/Na-Noniep-I-Good-Fairy/dp/B002878DQ6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1242020964&sr=8-2 YOKWE BARTOWE (Poor Bartowe) (2010) Marshallese feature film with English subtitles (90 minutes)http://www.amazon.com/Yokwe-Bartowe-Lyel-Tarkwon/dp/B003EG8UYU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1271123010&sr=8-1LAÑINBWIL'S GIFT (2011) Marshallese feature film with English subtitles (99 minutes)http://www.amazon.com/Lañinbwils-Gift-Iohaan-Anjolok/dp/B0071R11F8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336344102&sr=8-3AINIKIEN JIDJID ILO BOÑ (The Sound of Crickets at Night) (2012) Marshallese feature film with English subtitles (88 minutes)JILEL (The Shell) (2013) Marshallese feature film with English subtitles (filming in progress)Marshallese Short Films & Screenplays:THE DANCE OF THE UNBEATABLE WARRIOR (2013) 3 minutesZORI (2013) 9 minutesWebsite for Jack Niedenthal:http://www.bikiniatoll.com/host.htmlWebsite for the Microwave Films:http://www.microwavefilms.org/