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- One of the greatest travellers in human history, twenty-one-year-old law student Ibn Battutah set out alone to Mecca from Tangiers in 1325 and returned to Morocco almost thirty years later. This is the story of his first pilgrimage, book-ended with never-before seen documentary footage of the contemporary Hajj. Filmed for initial presentation in IMAX and other giant screen cinemas.
- BACKYARD WILDERNESS is the story of the year that everything changed for Katie, a screen-obsessed 12-year-old who learns to see beyond the glow of her iPad to the wonders of nature in her backyard. Using cutting-edge filming techniques, this Giant Screen film reveals the hidden lives of the plants and animals that live around Katie's suburban home with stunning detail and unexpected drama, reminding us that WIFI is not the only connection that matters.
- A documentary filmed in stunning 3D high definition for IMAX. This film will showcase millions of migratory birds, the importance the wetlands of the upper midwest play in their lives, and dangers to the continued existence of the Prairie Pothole region that is so crucial to the future of migratory birds in North America.
- Two young eco-adventurer brothers, Alex and Tyler, travel the world to explore our relationship with water - what are the problems and where will the solutions come from? From a submarine at the bottom of the ocean to the top of mountain glaciers in Greenland, The Water Brothers share their passion for the world's most precious resource.
- Islam is the world's second largest and fastest growing religion; the Hajj is its greatest public rite. Last year three million Muslims from over a 125 countries made the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. For fourteen hundred years the Hajj has provided a spiritual destination to millions of men and women around the world. ROADS TO MECCA follows the Muslim and non Muslim members of an international film crew as they attempt to make the first IMAX movie ever made on the Hajj. The film interweaves IMAX footage of the 14th century pilgrimage of the great Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, with the filmmakers' four year struggle to film in Saudi Arabia where cinema is banned, and in Mecca where entrance for non-Muslims is strictly forbidden. As Ibn Battuta joyfully reaches Mecca and performs the Hajj, the film portrays the personal journey of several Muslim filmmakers as they too experience the Hajj for the first time. The result is an unique portrait of one of history's most enduring rites. From the deserts of Morocco to the heart of the Islamic world, ROADS TO MECCA presents some of the most spectacular images ever documented of the Hajj and reveals the ultimate meaning of its sacred rituals.
- Straight Up: Helicopters in Action will take audiences on a series of aerial adventures. Fly along with skilled helicopter crews as they carry out sea and mountain rescues, apprehend drug smugglers, repair high voltage lines, save endangered animals, deliver humanitarian aid, and undertake a reconnaissance mission. Learn how helicopters are flown.
- Canadians enjoy some of the cleanest and most plentiful supplies of freshwater in the world. Our tap water is also cheap and easily accessible. So what's with our obsession with bottled water? Do we know all the facts? Have we been seduced by clever marketing campaigns? The Water Brothers explore how their own tap water is treated and distributed at a facility two blocks from their childhood home and show that the quality of water from their tap is often of the same quality or even better than bottled water. The Water Brothers will also speak with municipal scientists who are in charge of testing tap water and discover that the government regulations for testing tap water are much different than the regulations for the bottled water industry. In fact, because tap water is so safe in Canada, some bottled water is sourced directly from tap water, except you are being charged 1000-2000 times more! Globally, 17 million barrels of oil are needed to produce bottled water and hundreds of millions of plastic water bottles are ending up in Ontario landfills every year as recycling recovery rates still barely reach 60%, clogging our landfills and our oceans. In order to reduce plastic water bottle waste, the brothers have decided to give back. With the support of The Bell New Media Fund, TVO and SK Films, they have created a Free Mobile App called QUENCH which conveniently shows users the nearest location in Toronto for a water fountain or water Re-Fill Location like retailers, shops and restaurants (part of the BlueW network).
- The world's coral reefs are home to a quarter of all marine life - and they're being wiped out. The Water Brothers take you to the second longest reef system on Earth, the Mezo-American reef. Why are we killing the most important, underwater sanctuaries on earth? And how do we stop Reefer Madness?
- The Arctic is experiencing climate change faster than anywhere else in the world and water is at the heart of this story. Learn how melting ice sheets and sea ice in Iceland, Greenland and Labrador will have global implications on the loss of biodiversity and the dynamics of ocean currents that could lead to dangerous spin off climate change events. How will the people and wildlife of the North adapt to these changes? Could some groups even profit from the disappearance of sea ice and how will the rest of the world experience the effects of The Big Thaw?
- The Water Brothers adventure to Ontario's far north to experience the incredible power of peatlands to store carbon and water and why these biodiverse wetlands are so deserving of more protection. The Water Brothers is an eco-adventure documentary series that explores the world, uncovering the most challenging water stories of our time. Join Alex and Tyler Mifflin as they investigate the problems and search for the solutions, with dedicated conservationists, scientists, and citizens, all to better protect our most precious resource.
