FILMED FOR IMAX® AND GIANT SCREEN THEATRES
HUMPBACK WHALES
NARRATED BY EWAN MCGREGOR
AVAILABLE FROM SHOUT! FACTORY AUGUST 2, 2016
IN A 4K UHD + 3D BLU-RAY + BLU-RAY + DIGITAL COPY SET AND A BLU-RAY + DIGITAL COPY SET
Los Angeles, California – Dive into summer with the gorgeous and captivating film Humpback Whales, available from Shout! Factory onAugust 2, 2016. Originally filmed for and seen in IMAX® and Giant Screen theaters around the country, this stunning film will now be available in a 4K UHD + 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + Digital Copy set, as well as a Blu-ray + Digital Copy set.
Narrated by two-time Golden Globe© nominee Ewan McGregor and produced by Academy Award®-nominated filmmakers MacGillivray Freeman Films (National Parks Adventure, Everest), HUMPBACK WHALES is an extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals.
Set in the spectacular waters of Alaska, Hawaii and the remote islands of Tonga, this ocean adventure offers audiences an up-close look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX ® 3D cameras, and found on every ocean on Earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a slow but remarkable recovery. Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out why humpbacks are the most acrobatic of all whales, why they sing their haunting songs, and why these intelligent 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate up to 10,000 miles round-trip every year. Humpback Whales is presented by Pacific Life.
Film trailer https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/documentary/humpback-whales
Shout! Factory is proud to be the only independent studio releasing films in the new 4K UHD format, and Humpback Whales is part of an exciting slate that includes the incredible critically acclaimed and award-winning odysseys Journey to Space (June 7), Flight of the Butterflies(July 12), Rocky Mountain Express (July 12), Wonders Of The Arctic (Sept. 13), and The Last Reef: Cities Beneath The Sea (Sept. 13).
With high dynamic range (HDR) and Dolby Atmos®, 4K UHD delivers incredible picture clarity and immersive audio for the optimal home entertainment experience. Shout! Factory is joining industry leaders and major consumer electronic companies on the forefront of this new content. Shout!’s 4K Ultra HD offerings feature spectacular cinematic adventures produced by world-renowned MacGillivary Freeman Films, K2 Communications, SK Films, The Stephen Low Company, and Giant Screen Films.
These releases are produced in conjunction with Ryan Mullins at Big Picture Digital Productions.
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