Tolerance, freedom, and personal responsibility are the pillars that make America a truly grand society. Proud American presents five powerful stories all of which magnify these themes. It is an emotional, inspirational, and visual journey depicting America and Americans who exemplify what makes America the land of opportunity. Length: 47:00 and 1:44:00
Vikings: Journey to New Worlds provides a look at the impact and accomplishments of these warriors and explorers. While feared by many for their fighting prowess, these "Heathen from the North" contributed much to scientific and technical knowledge. They were not only fighters and slavers, but also traders, farmers, craftsmen, and poets. As the film illustrates, their shipbuilding skills enabled Leif Eriksson the Lucky to reach Vinland (Newfoundland) 500 years before Columbus crossed the Atlantic. Length: 40:00
Cactus wastelands, rural villages, glittering resorts, ancient cave drawings, and little-known cathedrals are part of the mystic beauty of Mexico, as seen in this colorful visit to the Baja Peninsula. Length: 11:00
Viva La Blanca Paloma brings audiences to a small village called El Rocio in the Huelva district of Spain where, during Pentecost every year, thousands of pilgrims gather from across Spain. They join to meet the Virgin they call the Blanca Paloma, or White Dove, of El Rocio. The pilgrimage is a holiday and a celebration. The traditional costumes, the music, the dancing, and the feasting all combine in a brilliant display of Spanish culture. Length: 23:00
A moving record of a natural disaster, Volcano documents the effect of a sudden volcanic eruption on the tiny island of Haimaey, off the coast of Iceland. Blasts of flame, clouds of black smoke, and showers of rock erupt from the screen in a poignant portrait of a stricken town. Length: 7:00
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea takes the audience along with scientists aboard the submersible Alvin, as they plunge 12,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, to places of crushing pressure, extreme temperatures, and toxic water. They explore astounding volcanic habitats on the crest of the Mid-Ocean Ridge and investigate a mysterious living fossil that is decorating the deep with its strange, symmetrical imprint. Length: 44:00
Travel by helicopter from Paris to Seville. This film was one of three films screened in the Wells of Images at the French Pavilion at the Universal Exposition in Seville, 1992.
Voyage to the Outer Planets was a 10-minute multimedia presentation, made for the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, that combined giant screen film and planetarium special effects. It was created to portray a manned mission to the outer planets in the year 2348. Length: 10:00
Created for the IMAX Magic Carpet theater at Futuroscope in France, Voyageurs du Ciel et de la Mer leads viewers on an adventure with seabirds and sea mammals as they are caught up in a storm. Length: 15:00
Water and Man is the story of man's fascination and dependence on water. From the frozen north to the Sahara desert, from India's Ganges to Ontario's Niagara Falls, water has played a central role in our development: a giver of life, a transportation route, a religious vehicle. Length: 37:00