A BEAUTIFUL PLANET
Special Anniversary Screening of the IMAX film, A Beautiful Planet
Directed by Toni Myers
Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence
Featuring Astronauts: Samantha Cristoforetti, Scott Kelly, Kjell Lindgren and Terri Virts
Tuesday, November 2, 18:30 Cinema, Science Centre
The Award-winning IMAX film, A Beautiful Planet is a breath-taking portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspective and increased understanding of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. Made in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet — and the effects humanity has had on it over time — captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence, produced by IMAX Entertainment and Toni Myers — the acclaimed Canadian filmmaker behind celebrated IMAX® documentaries Blue Planet, Hubble 3D, and Space Station 3D.
Presented by the Global Climate Uprising Festival, the film contains warnings regarding climate change and environmental degradation using IMAX footage of Earth from space and time-lapse photography. While showing the impact of Earth’s warming climate, the film also offers positive reasons to take better care of our planet.
IMAX veteran Jackson Myers, son of the film’s director, the late Toni Myers, will join us for a post screening discussion. and Q&A Captain Samantha Cristoforetti, European Space Agency Astronaut has been invited to address the audience. Captain Cristoforetti holds the record for the longest uninterrupted spaceflight by a European and is the first Italian woman in space.
PARTNERS FOR THE GLOBAL CLIMATE UPRISING FESTIVAL INCLUDE: Geoversity, CityKids, TaskForce, Jakob+MacFarlane, Uili Lousi/OHAI, NASA, Africa Next Gen Climate, Georgetown University, Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA), World YMCA, Sèmè/ The International Knowledge and Innovation City in Benin, ILeadClimate, African Leadership Institute, The Archbishop Tutu Leadership Programme, The Sustainable Design School/George Mason University, Earth Day.Org, and Future Coalition.
