IMAX® The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness

Now Playing in IMAX!

Imagine a place that is vast, wild and untouched, where some of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. The Arctic National Wildlife refuge, situated in the northeastern corner of Alaska, is the wildest place left in North America. A symbol of wilderness for the world. No one has truly ever seen it. The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness will feature the first-ever cinematic account of this little-known land where people can experience a world untouched by time.

Take a journey to a place in the far north of Alaska that is vast, wild, and magical – where one of earth’s greatest natural spectacles unfolds. Journey with National Geographic Photographer Florian Schulz on his five-year quest to film one of the longest animal migrations on earth and experience intimate encounters with polar bears, musk oxen, wolves, grizzlies, golden eagles and more.

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 1

• Living Systems: Students investigate and examine needs of plants and animals
• Earth Systems: Students analyze environments and investigate interactions and changes

Grade 2

• Living Systems: Students investigate the growth and development of plants and animals and consider their relationship to humans

Grade 3

• Living Systems: Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments

Grade 4

• Living Systems: Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions

Grade 5

• Living Systems: Students investigate the internal systems of organisms and explain how they support vital biological processes

Grade 6

• Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within ecosystems