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Turtle Odyssey · 2018Turtle Odyssey
★ 7.02018
MovieDocumentary
Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian green sea turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean. The film follows Bunji the green sea turtle from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meets incredible creatures and has some really wild encounters.
Butterfly Journey · 2024Butterfly Journey
2024
MovieDocumentary
Beautiful, delicate yet unbelievably resilient, the butterfly is one of nature’s most enigmatic creatures. A story of adaptation and survival, we follow the vast migrations of the Blue Tigers of Australia and the Monarchs of North America and Mexico. With the help of cutting edge slow-motion, drone and macro filming techniques, we see the butterflies’ tiny world in immaculate detail as they overcome the challenges of metamorphosis and migration, fly thousands of kilometers and as high as 3300 meters. Butterfly Journey reveals our interconnected and awe-inspiring world on the giant screen, through the eyes of the butterflies. Yet what fate awaits them when the fine-tuned climates they intimately know suddenly shift?
Fungi: The Web of Life · 2023Fungi: The Web of Life
★ 6.62023
MovieDocumentary
Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists—the kingdom of fungi.
Shark Kingdom · 2025Shark Kingdom
2025
MovieDocumentary
Shark heroes and conservationists Jess Cramp, Liv Rose and Cristina Zenato lead this epic family adventure into the kingdom of sharks, where we’ll come face to face with these ancient and awe-inspiring animals and learn how our future is intertwined with theirs. Each shark species wields unique powers that help them survive in diverse ecosystems, whether it’s a great white hunting in the wild and wind-swept seas of New Zealand, whaler sharks learning to coexist with Australian fishermen, or elusive oceanic white tip “shipwreck sharks” traversing uncharted depths of the Pacific. In some of the world’s most beautiful diving locations, join the action to understand and help these magnificent creatures, and be immersed in the larger story of our shared oceans.
Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker · 2020Sea Lions: Life By a Whisker
★ 6.02020
MovieDocumentary
Between a jagged cliff face and a roaring ocean, lives a colony of Australian Sea Lions. In an environment equally as harsh as it is beautiful, be immersed in a classic coming of age tale guided by one of Australia’s most unique, intelligent, and playful animals. Take an intimate journey inside the colony where a life of great intimacy, tenderness, and clumsiness, must often give way to a life of great sacrifice and bravery. Dive into the world of an endangered Australian Sea Lion pup - and meet the people that are trying to save her species.
Australia: The Wild Top End · 2019Australia: The Wild Top End
★ 7.82019
MovieDocumentary
Narrated by Indigenous elder Balang T E Lewis, this inspiring documentary will take you on an adventure to explore the culture and wildlife of Australia’s remote wild north. Far Northern Australia is a land of extremes, from bushfires to torrential floods. Explore the wildlife and meet the people in Australia’s wild top end, from the Kimberley coast through the mysterious Arnhem Land, and deep into the world’s oldest rainforest in Cape York.
Elephants: Giants of the Desert · 2024Elephants: Giants of the Desert
2024
MovieDocumentary
Embark on an epic journey across Africa’s Namib Desert with an adorable elephant calf and her resilient family in a tale of survival and adaptation in immersive IMAX 3D! Filmed in one of the world’s oldest deserts, get up close with Africa’s gentle giants alongside an iconic supporting cast of giraffes, monkeys and lions for a real-life Lion King experience. This stunning film provides unprecedented access to one of the only herds of desert elephants in the world, showing off their elephant superpowers to find hidden underground aquifers and predict sandstorms.
Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure · 2026Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure
★ 7.02026
MovieDocumentaryFamily
Sea otter documentary filmed around Vancouver Island, British Colombia, Canada, following mom, Bella, and son, Finn as they learn to survive the winter together. Narrated by Joe Geoffrey.
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