CORAL REKINDLING VENUS AT THE NIDO FORTIFIED SCIENCE DISCOVERY CENTER!

            Mallgoers will have the rare opportunity to experience a freefall through the ocean and see the amazing beauty of the marine environment as Coral Rekindling Venus premieres at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center (NFSDC) Digistar Planetarium at the SM Mall of Asia this June.

A joint project with the Australian Embassy in Manila, Coral Rekindling Venus will premiere on 5 June 2012 in time for the Transit of Venus launch and World Environment Day.

 The premiere will also be held simultaneously in full dome theaters in cities around the world such as London, New York, Honolulu, Brussels, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Beijing, Taipei, Mumbai and New Delhi. The film will also have public screenings at the Digistar Planetarium within the month.

Coral Rekindling Venus is a 26-minute film featuring fluorescent coral reefs, bioluminescent sea creatures and rare marine life. It showcases an astounding community living in the oceans that is highly threatened by climate change using dome cinema technology to deliver powerful messages about the importance of maritime conservation.

            It is the main feature of a multiple-platform, global project that intends to inspire collective action towards reducing the threats to the world’s oceans. The film’s name takes inspiration from astronomer Edmund Halley’s plead in 1716 for global cooperation amongst warring nations in the observance of the transit of Venus in order to address the astronomical problems of that age.

In Coral Rekindling Venus, internationally acclaimed Australian artist Lynette Wallworth collaborates with cinema’s best underwater specialists and scientists to capture an incredible undersea experience. It features the underwater cinematography of David Hannan, and the music of Max Richter and Fennesz Sakamoto.

            The Digistar Planetarium shows are some of the many fun and educational events at the Nido Fortified Science Discovery Center.  For more information, visit www.coralrekindlingvenus.com or call 556-2153/556-2193/556-2179 for details.