BORN TO BE WILD

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Experience an inspiring story of love and dedication, and the amazing bond between humans and animals in the new IMAX® film BORN TO BE WILD. Narrated by Academy-Award® winner Morgan Freeman, this film follows the lives of orphaned orangutans and elephants, from birth to their rebirth into the wild.

Stunningly captured in IMAX, BORN TO BE WILD is a heartwarming adventure that will transport moviegoers around the world into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick. Witness these teams save endangered species one life at a time as they rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

Spending so much time among the orphaned elephants and orangutans in this film was a life changing experience,” said Producer/Writer Drew Fellman. “And IMAX makes it possible to share that wonder with the audience in a very profound way that takes us directly into the lives and struggles of these amazing animals.” 

BORN TO BE WILD is a presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Filmed Entertainment. Directed by David Lickley and written and produced by Drew Fellman, the behind the scenes team includes supervising line producer Diane Roberts, associate producer Jill Ferguson, director of photography David Douglas and editor Beth Spiegel.  Music is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh.

The film has been rated G.
Run time of 40 minutes.



Orangutans and expressions
Humans aren't the only animals who laugh, according to a new study. Orangutans engage in a primitive form of laughing, the BBC reports—when one exhibits a facial expression such as an open, gaping mouth, and a companion displays the same expression less than half a second later. This sense of empathy and mimicry is a key component of laughter. The speed with which orangutans imitated certain facial expressions of those around them suggests an involuntary reaction similar to "contagious" laughing. The earliest form of laughter may date back to an ancestor of both apes and humans, say European researchers who studied the play behavior of 25 orangutans aged 2 to 12 years.
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The Fleet is pleased to offer the Rear Window closed captioning system in the Heikoff Dome Theater.  A limited number of devices are available for IMAX® films. Visit the ticket counter for details.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Born to be Wild is showing today at:   3:00 PM
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