IMAX Descriptions
Amazon - 41 min
Follow the Amazon River from its source in the high Andes, through the rain forest, and into the majestic Amazon basin. Witness two “medicine men” in their quest for both the medicinal properties of the plants and the plant’s curative applications by the indigenous people. Nominated for an Academy Award® for Best Documentary/Short Subject.
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Dolphins - 40 min
Visit the underwater domain of the sea’s most intelligent and friendly creatures, and share fascinating moments with the marine scientists who explore their world. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan.
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Dinosaurs Alive - 40 min
DINOSAURS ALIVE is a global adventure of science and discovery—featuring the earliest dinosaurs of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous “reincarnated” life-sized for the giant IMAX® screen.
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Grand Canyon- River at Risk - 42 min
This film combines exhilarating river-rafting action on America’s most iconic river, family fun and the grandeur of the Grand Canyon to tell an engaging story of how ordinary people can make a difference for our parched planet - one that is running out of clean, fresh water so fast that the U.N. estimates that 40% of the world could face life-threatening shortages by the year 2050! Music by Dave Matthews.
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Hubble - 45 min
Through the power of IMAX, this film will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’S history. The film offers an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Program and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.
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Journey into Amazing Caves - 45 min
Join two accomplished cavers as they explore unusual caves across the globe, looking for important clues about the earth’s past and microorganisms that inhabit its most extraordinary environments.
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Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West - 40 min
Two hundred years after the launch of their amazing expedition, this giant screen film authentically recreates the incredible journey of American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. With the help of breathtaking images and the meticulous research done for the film, students will be able to experience first-hand the adventure, danger and beauty of the uncharted West as it unfolded before the eyes of Lewis & Clark.
Additional educational resources can be found at Destination Cinema’s website.
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Magic of Flight - 40 min
The thrill of flight and jet aircraft technology is brought to the big screen with a film that balances the excitement of a Blue Angel’s air-show with the science and history of flight. Narrated by Tom Selleck.
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The Human Body - 40 min
The everyday biological processes that keep us ticking are all in a day’s work for the human body. Finding a way to film and illustrate those activities for a screen seven stories tall required a cinematic inventiveness that was anything but routine.
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Grand Canyon - Hidden Secrets - 40 min
Relive the excitement of the world’s most magnificent natural wonder. Experience the thunderous rapids of the mighty Colorado River, see ancient Indian inhabitants, join John Wesley Powell on his first exciting expedition, and soar over the endless depths of the Grand Canyon in a tiny ultralight.
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Deep Sea - 42 min
Sea life in a whole new way. DEEP SEA, a new underwater adventure from the filmmakers behind the successful IMAX® film Into the Deep, transports audiences deep below the ocean surface. Through the magic of IMAX®, moviegoers will swim with some of the planets most unique, dangerous and colorful creatures, and understand this inspiring underworld.
DEEP SEA is directed by world-renowned underwater cinematographer, Howard Hall, produced by Toni Myers and Michele Hall and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by Danny Elfman.
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