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Current Films
  -Wild Ocean, 3D
  -Ocean Oasis

Upcoming Films
  -Dinosaurs Alive! 3D

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The Downing 3D Experience in the Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater is sponsored by John and Tracy Downing, the Downing Family Foundation, the Eleanor and Jerry Navarra Family, Jerome’s Furniture, and Stephen Cohen, President, Private Asset Management, Inc.
The Downing 3D Experience - 3D Films at the San Diego Natural History Museum

Get immersed in a cinematic experience like no other as stunning films come to life on the giant screen, equipped with Dolby® 3D, the latest in digital 3D technology. The Downing 3D Experience is located in the 300-seat Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater and is included with paid admission.

Please note: on Saturday, February 6, the 4 PM film is cancelled. The last film of the day will be Wild Ocean 3D at 3 PM.

Current Schedule

Monday–Friday:   Saturday–Sunday and Holidays:
11 AM: Wild Ocean, 3D   11 AM: Ocean Oasis
12 PM: Ocean Oasis 12 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D
1 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D   1 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D
2 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D   2 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D
3 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D   3 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D
4 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D   4 PM: Wild Ocean, 3D

Now Playing...

Wild Ocean, 3D
February 1, 2010–March 26, 2010


Trailer

Wild Ocean, 3D is in an uplifting, giant screen cinema experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean, 3D is a timely documentary that celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by the local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast, where Africa meets the sea.


Ocean Oasis


Take a fascinating journey into two remarkably different, but inextricably linked worlds—Mexico’s Sea of Cortés and the Baja California desert. Ocean Oasis, a giant-screen film, mesmerizes audiences as they witness the beauty of life in Baja California's rich waters and seemingly barren land.
Note: Ocean Oasis is a 2D film.

Produced by the San Diego Natural History Museum, Summerhays Films, and PRONATURA A.C., with sponsorship from Sempra Energy. Winner of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the International Wildscreen Film Festival.

Coming Soon...


Dinosaurs Alive! 3D
March 27, 2010–September 6, 2010


Trailer

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D is a global adventure of science and discovery featuring the entire age of dinosaurs—from the earliest creatures of the Triassic period to the monsters of the Jurassic and Cretaceous—as they are reawakened on the giant screen in the eye-popping 3D format. Narrated by Michael Douglas, the film takes audiences on a journey with the world’s preeminent dinosaur hunters.

Dinosaurs Alive! 3D is a production of David Clark Inc., Giant Screen Films, the Maryland Science Center, and Stardust Blue in association with the American Museum of Natural History. The film is directed by large-format veterans Bayley Silleck and David Clark with cinematography by Bill Reeve. Key support has been provided by the National Science Foundation, the Museum Film Network, and the 3D Film Interest Group.

The Downing 3D Experience is sponsored by John and Tracy Downing, Downing Family Foundation, Eleanor and Jerry Navarra, Jerome’s Furniture, and Stephen Cohen, President, Private Asset Management, Inc.

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