MFF and film partners Teva and Outside Magazine are hosting two special screenings of Grand Canyon Adventure on January 23 at the annual Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City. Grab your paddle and come join us!

Scenes from an 11-week shoot last summer in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago for To The Arctic, MFF’s upcoming film about global climate change (spring 2011).


Not all coral reefs live in tropical waters. Here, healthy coral reefs under the Arctic sea ice form a kaleidoscope of colors.


A cable to power their lights is the filmmakers’ only lifeline under the ice. To get underwater, they must first descend through a hole in the ice that is three feet thick.


Cinematographer Bob Cranston said this was the hardest underwater shoot he had ever conducted. The frigid water (29° F/ -1.67°C ) made his hands so cold it was hard to grip the IMAX camera.


Bob Cranston and Adam Ravetch maneuver the 350-pound IMAX camera to film a slow-moving Greenland shark. Greenland sharks are native to the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean around Greenland and Iceland.



An elegant female narwhal swims in her native Arctic waters. Female narwhals don’t generally have the long tusk that is typically associated with narwhals.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

“Nothing I have ever seen has so transported me into another time and place so effectively… would love to see this available to students I teach.”

“Being surrounded by the art was breathtaking, a real emotional experience.”

“One of the best movies about an artist and the work I have seen.”

“You were able to get closer to the paintings than you can in real life.”

“A fabulous documentary.”

“Especially enjoyed seeing the detail of the brushstrokes.”

“I felt like I was in the painting .. amazing to see such important works in that great detail.”

“I was surpised at the detail visible of the paintings… it brings art I may never see to me.”

“Very entertaining.”

“Beautiful choice to bring to IMAX – the concept of art on such a close and large scale was brilliant.”

“For art lovers and art students this is a marvelous film that will be greatly appreciated. For the common man, the colors and visual delight of the film will capture just enough.”

Royal BC Museum, Victoria, Canada

“Profound and enlightening.”

“The images were stunning… I really liked that the film was cultural one, rather than a sport or natural history film (not that I don’t like those, this was just a very nice change. The film really shows what it takes to be an artist, the time, passion and commitment… this would certainly provides viewers with an appreciation for culture and art.”

“It is so fascinating to hear the story in the first person.”

“I thouroughly enjoyed seeing van Gogh’s works up close so that you could study and appreciate his brush strokes and color composition… it was a beautifully filmed and composed film… people who would see the film would me incredibly moved by it.”

“I thought the film was brilliant, and I don’t say that lightly… although it may be true that his life was dramatic, I think that this film chose (wisely) to tell the important story – the one about his art… I like seeing the globby splats of paint on the canvas and imagining that he wasn’t stingy with the paint because Theo was providing him with all ne needed… seeing the colors up-close was amazing as well.”

“As an artist, I most appreciated the segments during which the narrator read passages of Vincent’s letters describing the technical aspects of a particular work, or a general artistic theme, juxtaposed with stills of the painting.”