Space Library (sequences)
A library of astronomical scenes to expand the capabilities of IMAX Dome theaters. It includes a wide variety of subjects to enhance theater programming: the solar system, space exploration including Jupiter and Saturn, asteroids, and comets. Length: 1:00
Space Station
Space Station 3D, the first IMAX 3D space film, takes audiences along with astronauts and cosmonauts from Florida's Kennedy Space Center and Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome as they travel 220 miles above Earth at 17,500 miles per hour to the Space Station. The film tells the story of the unique partnership of 16 nations that built this laboratory in outer space. Viewers follow these space explorers as they study the effects of long-duration exposure to zero gravity and take the necessary first step towards the global [...]
Special Effects
Creating the perfect illusion takes imagination, creativity, and an understanding of the science of perception. Special Effects shows the pyrotechnics and digital dazzle of special effects, and reveals the perceptual sleight-of-hand of cinematic spectacles. The movie follows the filmmakers of Industrial Light & Magic at work on Lucasfilm Ltd.'s Special Edition of Star Wars and TriStar Pictures' fantasy adventure Jumanji. Other highlights include special effects from these two movies that are re-created for the IMAX cameras, as well as an inside look at Twentieth Century [...]
Speed
A look at the role of speed in man’s life from the dawn of time to the farthest reaches of the conceivable future, Speed introduces us to daredevils--racers, test pilots, astronauts--who live and breathe speed on the frontier of human capabilities. But at the heart of this film is a thoughtful, soft-spoken man, known not for the speed at which he traveled, but for his imagination. Albert Einstein enlarged the frontiers of human potential when he dreamed of traveling at the speed of light and [...]
Rheged: The Lost Kingdom
The destination film for the Rheged Centre in Penrith, Cumbria, the Lake District of northern England. The film journeys through 2,000 years of the region’s history, through the eyes of a young American, Luke, who is tracing his family roots in the area. He meets a gypsy woman who takes him back through time to the Lost Kingdom of Rheged. Length: 40:00
Ride Around the World
Ride Around the World traces the 1,000-year global evolution of horse-and-cattle culture as it spread from Spain to every corner of the New World. In the process it would shape how entire societies live, speak, dress and eat, the music they listen to, the stories they tell, the ideals they hold to, the very fabric of their lives. The film makes this journey in a completely active way, by visiting spectacular locations along this global path and allowing viewers to ride with men and women [...]
Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean and the varied people and cultures who coexist with them. Spectacular volcanic eruptions are featured, including Mount St. Helens, Navidad in Chile, Sakurajima in Japan, and Mount Merapi in Indonesia. Extensive aerial photography and computer animation help tell the story of the geologic forces that impact the ring. Length: 38:00
River Journey
This mythical downstream odyssey takes us through the past and into Canada's modern cityscapes. Soaring through mountain mists, you will share the secrets of the wilderness and feel the winds while rushing headlong through remote valleys. Follow the gentle current as it wends its way through pastoral landscapes, then experience the excitement of clinging to the brink of a waterfall or plunging into turbulent white water. Historic riverside battlements give way to busy harbours and the gleaming grandeur of today's concrete, glass and steel. Length: 20:00
Rivers of North America
A bicentennial salute to waterways in U.S. history. Length: 24:00