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ANGRY EARTH: TSUNAMIS, EARTHQUAKES, & VOLCANOES (2 x 1 hr)
Examine the devastating impact of volcanoes on people around the globe. The volcanic eruptions & dangers that are covered are St. Pierre, Martinique, Hawaii's Volcanoes, and more....
TSUNAMIS & EARTHQUAKES
Explore how the earth beneath us can cause massive destruction & fatality. A provocative look at the underlying dynamics that have caused devastation in Hawaii, Japan & Alaska portray the aggressive nature of these natural disasters.
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AFRICAN SAFARI
(46 min.)
If you love animals, then you'll love AFRICAN SAFARI. Come along with real kids as they guide you on an exciting adventure through Africa's most amazing game parks and reserves. See over fifty species of animals, learn interesting animal facts, and see if you can find Africa's BIG FIVE. You'll also love composer Timothy Steven Clarke's richly compelling score, which draws you into the adventure like a great Hollywood soundtrack.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2009
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ePLANET
(75 min or 3 x ½ hr )
Travel to South America to meet the people and witness the positive impact we can have upon the planet. Animated hosts Dina and Timo explore different ecosystems and show us, first-hand, incredible projects that will help protect and sustain our natural resources.
• From Fink Productions
Documentary/ Ongoing Series, 2010 |
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: THE LAST GORILLAS (48 min.)
GORILLAS in the midst of the Congo’s Civil War. Join Amy Vedder as she makes contact with sadly endangered gorillas. Take an amazing journey into the world of one of humankind’s closest relatives, now on the verge of extinction.
• From Slingshot Entertainment
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: THE SECRET LIFE OF HIPPOS (52 min.)
In Tanzania's National Reserve, one of the most fascinating creatures of this realm is the Hippo. Underwater cameras and microphones decode the language of these behemoths and unravel the meaning behind their grunts and snorts. Marvel at how these lumbering giants turn into graceful and agile aquatic acrobats beneath the surface.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: EXPLORERS - FROM THE TITANIC TO THE MOON
(52 min.)
Set sail with two legendary men on two fantastic voyages. Follow James Cameron, the multiple
Academy Award-winning filmmaker of Titanic, as he explores the ocean's mysteries. Then join Buzz Aldrin – who along with Neil Armstrong became the first men to set foot on the Moon during the Apollo 11 Mission – revisit the wondrous frontier of space.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: RED AND WHITE - GONE WITH THE WEST
(55 min.)
The Jules Verne Adventures team explores the heart of a major clash of cultures: the Conquest of the American West. How the West was won is a journey starting with the Marias River massacre in Montana, and culminating in the hills of Little Big Horn and Custer's Last Stand. Meet legends
Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull up close on our voyage spanning the ghost towns of Nevada to today's Epic Plains Indians.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: DEVIL'S ISLAND - JOURNEY INTO JUNGLE ALCATRAZ
(58 min.)
Three small islands off South America's Atlantic shores shelter one of the most infamous penal
colonies in modern history. To the convicts of Devil’s Island, the punishment was worse than the crime. Join the Jules Verne Adventures crew as they seek to uproot the legendary secrets buried beneath the jungle's overgrown vegetation to find the remains of the notorious prison.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: AMAZON TREK - IN SEARCH OF VANISHING SECRETS
(66 min.)
Explore the Amazon to retrace a father's 12-year odyssey in search of his son who mysteriously vanished in the forests of French Guiana. While there, we find the remains of the Lost Civilization of the Maracas Indians and possible evidence of the Amazon Women Warriors who, according to legend, defeated an army of Spanish conquistadors.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: 100 YEARS UNDER THE SEA - SHIPWRECKS OF THE CARIBBEAN
(58 min.)
In 1902, the volcano Mont Pelee exploded on the island of Martinique killing 28,000 inhabitants. Hundreds of ships anchored in the bay were destroyed, but only the Belem survived. One hundred years later, the Jules Verne Adventures expedition sails onboard the Belem to retrace that fateful day and explore the shipwrecks engulfed by the firestorm.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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IMAX PLANET: LOST WORLDS
(100 min.)
The Ultimate Experience. Deep in the jungle of Guatemala, a black jaguar prowls the ruins of Tikal, a Mayan city that
has lain abandoned for a thousand years. What an its fate tell us about our own cities, our own society? Join Harrison Ford
on an exploration through LOST WORLDS and the mysteries of our planet's biological diversity.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2009
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IMAX PLANET: KINGDOM OF THE TIGER
(42 min.)
Journey across India, a breathing land shaped by a myriad of cultures, customs and traditions. Come face to face with the Bengal Tiger and explore the spectacular work of this majestic creature with stunning clarity, captured as only IMAX technology can. Inspired by the writing of Jim Corbett, who pioneered wildlife conservation in this country, Kingdom Of The Tiger is a glorious tribute to this magnificent land
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2005
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JULES VERNE ADVENTURES: WHALES OF ATLANTIS - IN SEARCH OF MOBY DICK
(53 min.)
Explore the Atlantic’s last great whale sanctuary – the Azores Archipelago. In its depths live the legendary Sperm whales, made famous in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. For decades, whale hunters have been pursuing these magnificent animals around the world. Join the Jules Verne Adventures crew on the master ship Belem in search of this mystic creature.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2007
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IMAX PLANET: WOLVES
(101 min.)
The Ultimate Earth series of animals from the arctic to the rainforests. Follow a pack of WOLVES and find out
what really goes on in their world where family members play, hunt, travel, howl and struggle to survive. Join the star of
LOST, Matthew Fox, as he hosts and learns about the “SURVIVAL OF THE YELLOWSTONE WOLVES.”
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 1999
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IMAX PLANET: BEARS
(130 min.)
The Ultimate Earth series of animals from the arctic to the rainforests. Discover the world of BEARS and
experience a fascinating encounter with one of nature’s most inspiring and misunderstood creatures. Come closer than ever
before to polar bears on the Arctic tundra, black bears in Montana and grizzlies in Alaska as they struggle to raise their
cubs and, most importantly, to survive in an increasingly human-dominated world.
• From Slingshot Entertainment, 2002
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ANIMAL DISCOVERIES (33 x 11 Mins)
Remarkably beautiful cinematography, with intelligent, easy-to-follow
narration makes this a delightful collection for all viewers,
and holds special appeal for young people. Each episode features
a carefully-crafted and fascinating study of a single species
or group, such as THE SWAN, THE FIREFLY, THE TURTLE, THE
MOSQUITO, THE HAMSTER, DOLPHINS AND WHALES, etc.
• From Cube International, 2003 |
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THE DISENCHANTED FOREST (1 x 1 hr)
Wild orangutan communities have been pushed into fragmented pockets of the rainforests in Borneo, and are now facing imminent extinction by logging, gold mining and other commercial interests, as well as the brutal poaching raids for infants destined for the pet trade. More similar to man, genetically, than any other of the great apes, the future for orangutans hangs in the balance.
• From Cube International, 2001
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NATURA D'ITALIA (6 x 1/2 hr)
Visit the natural wonders of Italy, and some of the most
inaccessible places where nature still reigns. Look at the
flora and fauna close up.
Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi • Parco naturale
del fiume Sile • Cilento • Monti Sibillina • Pollino • Il
Gran Sasso • Monti della Laga
• From Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1999
• Available in Italian
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