2012 Film Finalist Catalogue

After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.

Join Julie, in a unique voyage through time and space. Explore an amazing underwater universe inhabited by larger-than-life creatures which were ruling the seas before dinosaurs conquered the earth.

They are known as Orcas, Killer Whales or Wolves of the Sea. They roam the world’s oceans, are highly social, highly deadly and stand at the top of the aquatic food chain. But how do they stay there?

Whales and dolphins remain a constant source of fascination to us.  But how much do we really know about them?  Teams of intrepid scientists are making extraordinary breakthroughs in their understanding of these intelligent life forms, breakthroughs that may safeguard their survival.

Follow Laura and Robert on an adventure through the pages of a magical journal to solve a mysterious riddle about shark teeth.

One World One Ocean is a multi-platform campaign that is harnessing the power of film, television and digital media to spark a global movement to protect and restore the world’s ocean. To do this, One World One Ocean, in collaboration with MacGillivray Freeman Films, the largest independent producer of IMAX films, will travel to all five oceans and more than 40 locations to capture the most compelling ocean stories to change the way people see and value the ocean. In addition to ocean-focused IMAX films screened in the world’s most respected museums and aquariums, One World One Ocean includes television series, expeditions, original online video series as well as media-driven public engagement campaigns focused on specific ocean issues.

A documentary about the danger South African surfers endures everytime they paddle out, in the largest shark population in the world. The viewer is introduced to three local surfers as they share their experiences with these animals while surfing their favorite spots.

After watching his hometown and its surrounding areas being desecrated by BP's massive oil spill Barker White was compelled to uncover the truth. They unveil a shocking tale of greed and corruption, culminating to the largest man-made environmental disaster in America, history

The world is running out of room.Oceanographer Dr. Robert Ballard pitshimself against powerful advocates ofmanned space flight, seeking practicalsolutions for ocean living and farming.

In this documentary Frank Schätzing embarks on a journey through time and space to explore the secrets of the world’s oceans. The audience is in the front row when, he shows newly found colourful and sometimes bizarre organisms of the deep.

Manta rays curiously interact with people, travel vast distances, and show surprisingly complex behavior. They are threatened at this time. Join the PROJECT MANTA team as they reveal the mantas’ secret world.

Bob Talbot's music video of Al Jardine preforming the Beach Boy's classic, "Don't Fight the Sea".

A neuroscientist, marine geologist, and an underwater photographer each pursue their own questions at Bloody Bay Wall on Little Cayman Island.  We see how the diversity of reef life provides practical solutions to diverse human needs.
 

See an introspective look into the surfing culture's struggle to be beneficial to itself. Influential members of the surfing community are pushing for change within surfing's greatest paradox: a majority of the materials used are environmentally toxic.

This film transports the viewerinto the sensational life of fish.Introducing a cast of rarely filmed,planktonic characters, capturing theirbeauty. We learn the role planktonplay in the lives of ocean creatures.

Follow the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and friends to protect dolphins, whales and the ocean they share his journey.

A man travels through an emotional journey in the world of underwater creatures, trying to find balance inside himself.Sometimes we have to fall deep to realize that we always had the choice to stand up.

Recorded May 2011 in New Orleans at the famed Piety Street Recording. Focused around the one-year anniversary of the Gulf Oil Spill Disaster. Exploring a new genre of “Global Blues” spotlighting environmental artist Wyland’s

Thousands of dolphins and whales wash up on U.S. coastlines yearly. Its estimated that more than 50% ofthem are human induced. Efforts by marine mammal stranding programsto rescue and rehabilitate these animals.