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Dream Big: Engineering Our World(2017)

NR
| 42min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

Narrated by Academy Award® winner Jeff Bridges, DREAM BIG: Engineering Our World is a first film of its kind for IMAX® and giant screen theaters that will transform how we think about engineering. From the Great Wall of China and the world's tallest buildings to underwater robots, solar cars and smart, sustainable cities, DREAM BIG celebrates the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels big and small, and shows how engineers push the limits of innovation in unexpected and amazing ways. With its inspiring stories of human grit and aspiration, and extraordinary visuals for the world's largest screens, DREAM BIG reveals the compassion and creativity that drive engineers to create better lives for people and a more sustainable future for us all. DREAM BIG is a MacGillivray Freeman film produced in partnership with American Society of Civil Engineers and presented by Bechtel Corporation.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Everest(1998)

G
| 44min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 33 votes)

An international team of climbers ascends Mt. Everest in the spring of 1996. The film depicts their lengthy preparations for the climb, their trek to the summit, and their successful return to Base Camp. It also shows many of the challenges the group faced, including avalanches, lack of oxygen, treacherous ice walls, and a deadly blizzard.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray, David F. Breashears - With Liam Neeson, Beck Weathers, Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Ed Viesturs, Araceli Segarra Roca
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To the Arctic(2012)

G
| 40min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Humpback Whales(2015)

40min | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for a close-up look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a steady recovery. Join a team of researchers as they explore what makes humpbacks the most acrobatic of all whales, why only the males sing, and why these intelligent 50-foot, 48-ton animals migrate more than 6,000 miles round-trip every year.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray - With Ewan McGregor

Coral Reef Adventure(2003)

46min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 4 votes)

Coral Reef Adventure follows the real-life expedition of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall. Using large-format cameras, the Halls guide us to the islands and sun-drenched waters of the South Pacific to document the health and beauty of coral reefs. Featuring songs written and recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk(2008)

45min | Adventure, Documentary
2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water conservation issues.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Journey to the South Pacific(2013)

G
| 40min | Documentary, Adventure
2.9/5 (with 2 votes)

An underwater voyage to Indonesia to learn about its inhabitants such as giant rays and whale sharks as well as efforts being made in the region for ocean conservation.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

Journey into Amazing Caves(2001)

39min | Documentary
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

Journey into Amazing Caves is an extraordinary IMAX adventure into the depths of the earth to uncover the secrets to life underground.

Directed by Stephen Judson

Speed(1984)

25min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A documentary on the history on mankind's attempts to reach high speeds. Starting with the invention of the bicycle, going on to sports cars, cars with jet engines, rocket-powered cars, attempts to break the sound barrier, and rocket-engine airplanes. Each achievement is documented by title card indicating the speed reached in miles per hour.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray

The Magic of Flight(1996)

40min | Documentary
3.1/5 (with 4 votes)

Take a technological thrill ride The Magic of Flight takes you on a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wider than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the first flight of the Wright Brothers, then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity. Narrated by Tom Selleck.

America's Musical Journey(2018)

40min | Documentary, Music
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

"AMERICA'S MUSICAL JOURNEY" celebrates the unique diversity of cultures and creative risk-taking that characterize America, as told through the story of its music.

Dolphins(2000)

41min | Documentary
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

From the banks of the Bahamas to the seas of Argentina, we go underwater to meet dolphins. Two scientists who study dolphin communication and behaviour lead us on encounters in the wild. Featuring the music of Sting. Nominated for an Academy Award®, Best Documentary, Short Subject, 2000.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray
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Stormchasers(1995)

G
| 38min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Track monsoons, hurricanes, blizzards, and tornadoes. Take a journey around the planet to experience our most extreme storms and to witness the dramatic--and often perilous--efforts of scientists in the pursuit of understanding weather.Join meteorologists in the cockpit of a P-3 weather plane as they penetrate the eye of a hurricane; and in the tense, decisive moments on the road as they focus their radar on an approaching tornado, traveling to the heart of severe storms to learn what makes weather systems tick. Experience the bumpy ride into the sudden and spectacular calm of a hurricane’s eye, or the commando-like raid to the very brink of a killer tornado, and experience one of the elemental joys of doing science: that of confronting nature head-on to divine its awesome secrets.

Ancient Caves(2020)

40min | Documentary

Ancient Caves brings science and adventure together as it follows paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley on a mission to unlock the secrets of the Earth’s climate in the most unlikely of places: caves. Moseley and her team of cave explorers travel the world exploring vast underground worlds in search of stalagmite samples – geologic “fingerprints” – that reveal clues about the planet’s climate history. Their quest leads them to some of the world’s most remote caves, both above and below the water, in France, Iceland, the Bahamas, the U.S. and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Together, they go where very few humans will ever go, revealing the incredible lengths scientists will go to study the unknown.

The Living Sea(1995)

39min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using beautiful images of unspoiled healthy waters, The Living Sea offers hope for recovery engendered by productive scientific efforts. Oceanographers studying humpback whales, jellyfish, and deep-sea life show us that the more we understand the ocean and its inhabitants, the more we will know how to protect them. The film also highlights the Central Pacific islands of Palau, one of the most spectacular underwater habitats in the world, to show the beauty and potential of a healthy ocean.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray
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Hurricane on the Bayou(2006)

42min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 5 votes)

The film "Hurricane on the Bayou" is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray - With Meryl Streep, Allen Toussaint, Tab Benoit, Chubby Carrier, Amanda Shaw

Greece: Secrets of the Past(2006)

40min | Documentary
2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

GREECE: SECRETS OF THE PAST, directed by two-time Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, is the stirring story of how a Greek archeologist of the 21st century is uncovering the secret history of his ancient ancestors who forged a society that continues to astound the world today with its ideas, inventions and achievements. Set against the breathtaking, azure vistas of the Greek Isles, the film merges a contemporary archeological “detective story” with some of the most advanced and painstaking digital re-creations ever undertaken for an IMAX® theatre film, with scenes that restore such centuries-old spectacles as the original Parthenon and the volcanic eruption that buried Santorini in 1646 BC.

To Fly!(1976)

27min | Documentary
3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

Early IMAX documentary about the development of human flight.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray - With Ellen Bry

Alamo: The Price of Freedom(1988)

NR
| 37min | War, Drama, History, Thriller, Western
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

In 1836, a small band of soldiers sacrifice their lives in hopeless combat against a massive army in order to prevent a tyrant from smashing the new Republic of Texas.

Directed by Kieth Merrill

Mystery of the Nile(2005)

48min | Documentary
2.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Filmed in IMAX, a team of explorers led by Pasquale Scaturro and Gordon Brown face seemingly insurmountable challenges as they make their way along all 3,260 miles of the world's longest and deadliest river to become the first in history to complete a full descent of the Blue Nile from source to sea.

Directed by Jordi Llompart - With Pasquale Scaturro

Great Bear Rainforest: Land of the Spirit Bear(2019)

41min | Documentary
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear - the rarest bear on earth - in the film Great Bear Rainforest. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Found on Canada's remote Pacific coast, it is the last intact temperate rainforest in the world-a place protected by the region's indigenous people for millennia. Now, for the first time ever, experience this magical world in IMAX and giant screen theatres, and discover the land of the spirit bear.

Into Nature's Wild(2020)

40min | Documentary

From the wilds of Alaska and the lush coastline of Oregon, to the ancient canyons of the Southwest and the rolling hills of the Appalachian Trail, Into Nature’s Wild is a non-stop ride via kayak, train, bike, hot air balloon and more that explores the transformational allure of wild places and the human connection we all share with the natural world.

Five Summer Stories(1972)

1h 28min | Documentary

The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.

Directed by Greg MacGillivray - With David Nuuhiwa

The Making of Everest(1998)

38min | Documentary

How was this IMPOSSIBLE movie actually filmed? Photographing the world's largest mountain in the world's largest film format demanded more than just strength and courage; it required dedication and purpose. During shooting, our filming schedule took an unexpected turn when eight climbers from other expeditions died in a sudden storm high on the mountain. Safe from the disaster, our film team helped launch a rescue. Re-live the events of those dramatic days which captured the world's attention, and hear about our team's heroic ascent of EVEREST to photograph the first large format film images from the top of the world. Summit day was heartfelt, especially for our climbing leader, Jamling Norgay, whose father is a Sherpa climbing legend. A devout Buddhist, Jamling deeply respects the mountain and its deities. The tragedy and triumph of Jamling's team reminds us of the importance and presence of spirit, not just on the mountain, but everywhere and always.

Time Concerto(1987)

12min

Time Concerto, filmed in Singapore, one of the smallest nations on earth, explores the nature of time and raises intriguing questions as it celebrates the wonder of our world. There are moments of beauty and surprise.

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