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Read
a brief synopsis on the film of your choice in our educational
Library. Any of these films can be booked for a group over
50 students.
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| CIRQUE DU SOLEIL:
JOURNEY OF MAN |
| This IMAX 3-D film
showcases the famous Canadian circus troupe founded
in Quebec in 1984. Following the stages of human
development from birth to maturity, each Cirque
du Soleil act is shot performing in various natural
and historical landmarks around the world that
include an ocean, a Nevada desert and a Californian
forest. |
| Curriculum:
Science (Life & Technology) |
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| CHINA THE PANDA
ADVENTURE |
| CHINA THE PANDA ADVENTURE,
in IMAX. See this extraordinary journey into the
heart of China to experience the wonder of the
giant panda. Based on an incredible true story
of Ruth Harkness' adventure to China and how she
brought back the first panda to the US. You and
your students will travel to the bamboo forests
to see the pandas and learn about Ruth's adventures.
You'll view snow-capped mountains and rushing
waterfalls and observe some of the amazing variety
of plants and animals that make this region the
panda's home. |
| Curriculum:
Science (Life & Technology), Animal Studies, Environmental
Studies |
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| A new and enthralling
undersea experience from the makers of Into the
Deep, will offer audiences astonishing up-close
encounters with some of the most strange and exotic
creatures on the planet, from the bizarre rainbow
nudibranch to the giant Pacific octopus. Every
animal here is dependent on another for survival,
so the cooperation that exists between these ocean
dwellers is the key to a flourishing neighborhood.
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| Curriculum:
Science, Oceanography, Biology, Social Studies |
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| EVEREST is a story
of amazing adventure - taking you along on an
inspirational and spellbinding ascent with an
international team of climbers who find hope,
beauty and triumph in the wake of tragedy. Over
creaking ice falls, across quaking chasms, up
dangerous, towering cliffs, through a harrowing
rescue of fellow mountaineers, and into the mystical
danger zone of oxygen-thin altitude, the IMAX
film crew captures the spirit of determination,
optimism, and camaraderie that leads to miraculous
accomplishment. Everest, featuring music by George
Harrison, carries you to the top of the world,
and to the peak of human achievement, on a journey
that you will never forget. (45 min.) |
| Curriculum:
Lifestyle Studies, Geography, Science and Physical
Education |
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| Fighter Pilot:
Operation Red Flag |
| Fighter Pilot: Operation
Red Flag follows American F-15 Eagle pilot John
Stratton as he trains with some of the world’s
best pilots. The movie depicts Stratton’s
progression through the challenging and dangerous
exercises of Operation Red Flag, the international
training program for air forces of allied countries. |
| Curriculum:
Science, Physical Education, Biology |
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| Johnny’s estranged
mother spent her final days isolated in a mysterious
old castle. Upon her death, Johnny, a young up-and-coming
musician in his own right, is summoned to his
mother’s castle in accordance with her final wishes.
Upon his arrival, Johnny begins to discover that
things are not as they appear. The castle begins
to come alive as materializing spirits lead him
to Mephisto (voiced by Harry Shearer), the ghoulish
henchman to Mr. D , the castle’s custodian of
evil. Mephisto informs Johnny that Mr. D has been
waiting for him and that all of Johnny’s questions
will soon be answered… |
| Curriculum: Special
Halloween Treat! |
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| MICHAEL JORDAN:
TO THE MAX |
| This film captures
the real-life story of Michael Jordan, the most
spectacular athelete of the 20th century and the
world's most recognizable person. The audience
will take a journey into the life of Michael Jordan,
experiencing like never before the drama and excitement
of Jordan's basketball career as well as a rare
introspective view into Michael off the court. |
| Curriculum:
Lifestyle Studies, Physical Education |
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| MYSTERIES OF EGYPT
takes you on a journey back 5,000 years into the
secret afterworld of the Egyptian Pyramids. Buried
beneath 2.3 million tonnes of stone, untouchable
for centuries, their fabulous treasures and mysterious
ways are unveiled. Discover who built the mammoth
pyramids, and why; meet the ancient Gizas, Tutankhamen,
Rames III and Cheops. |
| Curriculum:
history, geography, civilization studies, social
studies |
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| Pulse: a Stomp Odyssey"
is an exploration of the sights and sounds of
continents and cultures, guided by the internationally
acclaimed performers of the sensational stage
show STOMP. Audiences will travel a world brought
brilliantly alive on the large-format screen and
will discover the universal language of rhythm. |
| Curriculum:
Visual Arts, Literature |
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| From the Academy Award
nominated team that brought you Jimmy Neutron,
comes a 3D holiday IMAX film, Santa vs. the Snowman.
Santa vs. the Snowman tells the story of a lonely
Snowman who at first is swept away by the magical
wonders of Santa's Village, only to ultimately
wage war on Santa because he's jealous of all
the attention Santa gets during Christmas time. |
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Great end of year treat! |
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| SHACKLETON'S
ANTARTIC ADVENTURE |
| Shackleton's Antarctic
Adventure is a giant-screen film that tells the
extraordinary true story of polar explorer Sir
Ernest Shackleton's now-legendary 1914-1916 British
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. While never
accomplishing its goal of the first crossing of
the Antarctic continent, this expedition has become
a larger-than-life testament to heroism and human
endurance, with all 28 men surviving nearly two
years in the barren, frigid Antarctic when their
ship, Endurance, was caught in pack ice and eventually
crushed. |
| Curriculum: Geography,
History, Environmental Studies |
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| Transport your students
two hundred miles above the Earth to the International
Space Station. Space Station takes students to
the heart of the action as the daring astronaut
construction crews put together the largest and
most complex structure ever assembled in space.
Inside, you will float alongside the first people
to inhabit the new station wile they set up house,
add new modules and perform scientific experiments,
all while experiencing the thrill of life in zero-gravity. |
| Curriculum: Science,
Geography, Geology, Math |
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| T-REX: BACK TO
THE CRETACEOUS |
| Dinosaurs are very
much alive - at least in the mind of one teenager.
When a museum accident opens a portal to the past,
audiences will travel back to the time when dinosaurs
last roamed the earth. This breathtaking adventure
of unparalleled realism, incorporates the most
up to date scientific knowledge and brings us
nose-to-nose with the largest and most realistic
dinosaurs ever to appear on a movie screen. |
| Curriculum:
Geology, History, Natural Sciences |
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| Each year an unbelievable
feeding frenzy takes place in the oceans of South
Africa as billions of sardines migrate up the
Kwazulu-Natal Coast. WILD OCEAN 3D captures spectacular
breaching whales, feeding sharks, diving gannets,
and massive bait balls inside and up close on
the giant screen. |
| Curriculum:
Science, Oceanography, Biology, Social Studies |
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| Prepare for a grand
adventure into the heart of South Africa. Join
Liesl, a native South African biologist and animal
conservation park guide, on the ultimate safari
in search of Africa's "Big Five" animals:
the lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and Cape buffalo.
Experience the wonders of this beautiful land
as you roam the natural habitat of the Big Five
in the first live-action, large format 3D film
to be shot entirely in South Africa. Filmed in
cooperation with the government of South Africa.
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| Curriculum: Science,
Geography, Animal Sciences |
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