Imagine floating in the crystalline, turquoise waters of the Bahamas.
Sunlight dances off the rippled, white sand banks.
Swimming alongside you are some of the most graceful and extraordinary creatures on earth-wild dolphins. While few of us will ever have the chance to encounter a dolphin in the wild, audiences will feel like they are swimming right alongside these playful creatures when they view Dolphins , the newest IMAX film from MacGillivray Freeman Films, producers of the box-office hit Everest , opening at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater April 1. From the dazzling coral reefs of the Bahamas to the wind-swept seas of Patagonia, Dolphins takes audiences under the water's surface for a romp with inquisitive Atlantic spotted dolphins, acrobatic dusky dolphins, and the familiar bottlenose dolphin of Flipper fame. Dean and JoJo have saved each other's lives on more than one occasion, and their story will stir audiences with the beauty and mystery of inter-species communication. I wanted to make a film that offered insight into these intelligent marine mammals and that revealed the wonder of their habitat, the ocean, and our need to preserve it.