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Ethyl IMAX DOME aqnd Planetarium 25th Anniversary Really Big Film Festival. You be the film critic!

The IMAX® DOME is celebrating 25 years of bringing you the very best giant-screen films. In July, you voted for your favorites. October 1–31, we'll run five of the top vote-getters. During the festival, individual movies are $5 each, or see all five films for just $20. Museum member passes also can be used.

And the winners are….

Ring of Fire

Experience the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean and the varied people and cultures who coexist with them.

Ring of Fire

Beavers

Plunge into the aquatic habitat of one of nature's greatest engineers for an intimate look at the life of one beaver family.

Beavers

Antarctica

Search for scientific clues locked in centuries-old ice. Fly a helicopter over towering glacial peaks. Dive through submerged crystalline caverns and join a company of penguins in an underwater ballet.

Antarctica

Hidden Hawaii: Born in Paradise

Explore Hawaii's delicate ecosystem, where much remains unexplored and unknown. Witness the fiery birth of Loihi, the newest Hawaiian island. Scale sea cliffs in search of the rare Alula plant.

Hidden Hawaii: Born in Paradise

Everest

A true story of hope, strength and triumph in the wake of tragedy. Trek across creaking icefalls and gaping chasms, up dangerous cliffs, through a harrowing rescue and into the danger zone of oxygen-thin altitude.

Everest

Check back soon for show times!

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