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MacGillivray Freeman Film’s America Wild: National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure to some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders and untamed wilderness when it arrived in Science North’s IMAX Theatre o
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Check out MacGillivray Freeman Film’s America Wild: National Parks Adventure at Science North's IMAX theatre, which started Feb. 12. Supplied photo.
MacGillivray Freeman Film’s America Wild: National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure to some of the planet’s most awe-inspiring natural wonders and untamed wilderness when it arrived in Science North’s IMAX Theatre on Friday.

The film is family-friendly and has a run time of 43 minutes.

Moviegoers will soar over red rock canyons, hurtle down steep mountain peaks and explore otherworldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor places—national parks like Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Redwood National Park and the Everglades.

Along the way, the film becomes at once an action-packed celebration of the wonders of nature and a soulful reflection on what wilderness means to us all, timed to the 100th anniversary of the U.S. National Park Service in 2016.

“America Wild captures the stunning beauty of our wild places and reminds us these landscapes are an essential part of the human spirit,” said film narrator and Academy Award winner Robert Redford, in a press release.

Filmed in more than 30 of America’s national parks, this immersive film for IMAX and giant screen theatres follows world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb and explore their way across America’s spectacularly wild and beautiful places, revealing a tapestry of natural wonders that will inspire the adventurer in all of us.

Captured with IMAX 3D cameras and shown in full glory in giant screen theatres, America Wild celebrates the majesty of the great outdoors while highlighting the importance of protecting our planet’s wild places.

“People from all over the world come to experience the wonders of nature in America’s national parks, which really belong to all of humanity,” says two-time Academy Award-nominated director Greg MacGillivray.

“Our hope is that America Wild will encourage our audiences to discover the beauty and sanctuary of these American treasures, and to go out and explore their own parks and outdoor spaces, wherever they may be.”

“America Wild is the perfect documentary launch for our new IMAX with Laser system,” says Senior Manager, Visitor Services and Sales at Science North, Renée LePera. “The use of IMAX 3D cameras in shooting this film lends itself to an awe-inspiring giant screen experience for our audience. Visitors will be blown away by the film’s stunning scenery.”

America Wild follows in the tradition of MacGillivray Freeman’s award-winning giant screen films – including Everest, Dolphins, The Living Sea and To The Arctic – that are set in some of the most extraordinary places on the planet.

The Science North IMAX Theatre, now featuring IMAX with laser, is located at 100 Ramsey Lake Rd. in Sudbury. For information on tickets and show times, visit sciencenorth.ca/imax.


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