Deep-dive into the ocean with Fernbank's newest IMAX film

Deep-dive into the planet’s spectacular underwater world in the giant screen documentary, “Secrets of the Sea.”

Directed and produced by award-winning filmmakers Howard Hall, Michele Hall and Jonathan Bird, this film highlights some of the strangest and most spectacular creatures who call the vast and endless ocean waters home.

“Secrets of the Sea” is set to open for its world premiere Aug. 6 in Fernbank Museum’s Giant Screen Theater. This film is family-friendly and has a run time of 40 minutes.

Featuring more than 70 species of marine life, “Secrets of the Sea” brings to light the critical role that marine biodiversity plays in keeping our oceans healthy. Audiences will come face-to-face with an astonishing array of oceanic animals, including pygmy seahorses, opalescent squid, giant manta rays, predatory tiger sharks, a coconut octopus and more.

“Viewers will discover animal behaviors that have only rarely been photographed before, such as the unique way dugongs and remoras interact with one another and the spawning rituals of squid and parrotfish,” Howard Hall said.

Even better than glimpsing these spectacular creatures, Secrets of the Sea showcases some of the fascinating ways they interact with each other and their environment.

“Families and kids will love seeing all the animals, from tiny krill to giant blue whales, and will marvel at how so much of the ocean’s sea life works together symbiotically with one another,” Bird said.

“Secrets of the Sea” was filmed in more than 15 locations around the world — from the Philippines, Mexico and Tahiti to Indonesia, the Galapagos, Palau, Hawaii, California and others. Coupled with the impressively diverse animals that are showcased, the documentary successfully creates the narrative that in every sea around the world, marine life not only depends on each other for survival, but must also work together in harmony to keep the oceans healthy.

“Secrets of the Sea” plays daily in Fernbank’s Giant Screen Theater at Fernbank Museum. General admission tickets include three floors of exhibits in the natural history museum, choice of one giant screen film, and 75 acres of nature explorations in Fernbank Forest and WildWoods.

Fernbank is at 767 Clifton Road NE in Atlanta, minutes from midtown Atlanta and downtown Decatur. General admission tickets are $24.95 for adults, $23.95 for seniors, $22.95 for children ages 3-12, free for children ages 2 and younger, and free for Fernbank Members. These prices are for tickets purchased online at FernbankMuseum.org.

Tickets not purchased in advance are offered, if available, at a higher price. For more information, visit FernbankMuseum.org.