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.