''The Living Sea'' is a 70mm

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exploring marine locales intended to show the importance of protecting the

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, released to IMAX theaters in 1995. It is narrated by actress

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, with music by Sting, produced by Science World, a Vancouver-based science education centre, and underwater imagery directed by filmmaker

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Overview

The film is a survey of the world's oceans, emphasizing that it is a single interconnected ocean and the dependence of all life on the planet. The film shows researchers tracking

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, a

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rough-weather rescue squad, a deep-ocean research team, and the

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, which contain an unusual

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habitat. The film is directed by

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-nominated IMAX director and cinematographer

, who also directed similar water-conservation themed documentaries such as '' Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk''. The film was nominated for an

for Best Documentary Short but lost to ''

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''.

Soundtrack

* '' The Living Sea: Soundtrack from the IMAX Film''

References

External links

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