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The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness

Imagine a place vast, wild, and untouched, where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold.  For five years, Florian Schulz has lived in and filmed the Arctic to reveal it to audiences around the globe.  Join Florian as he tracks the Porcupine Caribou herd on the longest animal migration on Earth, and witnesses pregnant female polar bears denning along the coastal plain.

Northeastern Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one of the wildest places left on the planet – an iconic wilderness that few have ever seen.  The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness, the first cinematic exploration of this little-known land, brings you to a world that has evolved intact and wild since the beginning of time.

Produced by Terra Mater Factual Studios, distributed by Cosmic Picture, and written and directed by veteran IMAX® producer Myles Connolly and award-winning photographer and cinematographer Florian Schulz.

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Show Times

August 9th through September 1st:

Fridays at 8:00 p.m.

Saturdays at 8:00 p.m.

Venue

The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.

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Available for K-12 and Group Reservations

Wild. Vast. Magical. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, ANWR, is the wildest place left in North America. Lying in the northeast corner of Alaska, it is home to arctic foxes, wolves, caribou, musk oxen, polar bears, numerous species of birds, and indigenous peoples. This film, produced by National Geographic's Florian Schulz, gives the first-ever cinematic account of this little known land. It is here where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold against a stark, yet beautiful landscape. Discover how we are all connected to this place and the importance of protecting it.

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You can schedule a private showing for school field trips or private events!

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Educational Concepts

  • Species conservation and preservation

Suggested Grades

3rd through 12th+