From the earliest voyages that mapped the earth to today's launches into space, The Discoverers reverberates with the passion to explore our universe. The stories presented in the film span space and time, taking us around the world to participate in the act of discovery.
Dolphins
Experience the mysteries and complexities of one of nature's most intelligent creatures. Watch them play along the Bahamas' warm, white sandbanks. Then travel to Argentina's wind-swept waters where dolphins work together in a beautifully choreographed hunt for food. You'll find out how we're unraveling dolphin communication and even discover why these dolphins leap!
The Living Sea
This lovely, lyrical film explores the "world ocean," traveling to Palau, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Alaska, Nova Scotia and the Red Sea. Dive into the mysterious depths and come face to face with humpback whales, swim with thousands of golden jellyfish and witness the bizarre spawning behavior of giant clams.
The Magic Of Flight
Take a technological thrill ride faster, higher and wilder than modern science or even your imagination! Relive the Wright Brothers' historic first flight, then soar with the world-famous Blue Angels in their breathtaking maneuvers. A salute to modern aircraft, the people who fly them and the human potential of training and performance.
Stormchasers
Follow the intrepid scientists and daredevil thrill seekers who follow the storms. Prepare to take a ride inside some of the most extreme weather conditions experiences on earth. Hurricanes, monsoons and tornadoes are the stars of this exhilarating adventure.
Editor's Note
Boxed set includes five IMAX films directed by MacGillivray Freeman.
DOLPHINS: Journey to the warm waters and shining white sands of the Bahamas, where the swimmy smiling dolphins play and communicate with each other and with humans. From there, travel to the colder shores of Argentina, where the endlessly acrobatic dusky dolphins choreograph a massive effort to hunt for food.|THE LIVING SEA: Created for exhibition in IMAX Theaters, THE LIVING SEA explores the Earth's |THE MAGIC OF FLIGHT: Created for exhibition in IMAX Theaters, MAGIC OF FLIGHT takes you on a journey through the history of aircraft.|STORMCHASERS: This large format film follows a couple of meteorologists through some of the most extreme weather conditions on Earth. Monsoons, hurricanes, and tornadoes are the stars of this film, which also includes the short that shows the perils of filming such dangerous storms, "The Making of 'Stormchasers'"|THE DISCOVERERS: Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Dr. Daniel J. Boorstein, THE DISCOVERERS recreates some of the most amazing discoveries in human history. The viewer is transported back in time to Sir Isaac Newton's British lab and then transported back to the present to see Dr. Louis Herman and his cerebral dolphins in Hawaii, with many other amazing discoveries to come. Also includes THE MAKING OF THE DISCOVERERS, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how the filmmakers recreated these historic events.