Shall we go to a movie? Wonderful idea, but let’s try an educational, 3D, family-friendly, exciting, high-quality one in a fun, enriching place.
No problem, the New York Hall of Science is screening fantastic films on nature, wildlife, and conservation on a continuous loop right now. A few descriptions follow.
Jane Goodall: Reasons for Hope 2D is a 25-minute journey around the world with the most famous living ethologist and environmentalist. Featured stories include the Northern Bald Ibis migration over the Alps, the re-introduction of the American Bison by the Blackfeet Nation, the Sudbury Regreening in Canada, and of course, Goodall’s work with chimpanzees. It shows at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.
The Arctic: Our Last Great Wilderness is a 46-minute trek through the 19.6-million-acre Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the northeastern corner of Alaska. This is the first-ever cinematic account of a little known land that’s basically untouched by time with narration from National Geographic Photographer Florian Schulz and Princess Daazhraii Johnson, an environmentalist whose family has lived in Alaska for untold generations. Watch it at noon, 2 pm, and 4 pm.
Incredible Predators takes an intimate, 40-minute look at the strategies that predators use to succeed. Thanks to advanced filming techniques, viewers get first-row seats as blue whales, cheetahs, leopards, and polar bears hunt their prey on land, sea, and air. But this film isn’t really about killing; it’s about the huge effort hunters make in order to survive. After all, they frequently fail. Showtimes are 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, and 3:30 pm.
General admission to the movies is $6. General admission to the museum is $22 for adults and $19 for children, students, and seniors.
The New York Hall of Science’s entrance is at 47-01 111th St. in Corona. The venue features a huge parking lot.
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