Fulldome Production | MPVS
Preview the nine original, in-house, fulldome productions created by Morrison Planetarium and Visualization Studio (MPVS).
Spark: The Universe in Us
Narrated by Diego Luna
Where did the building blocks of life come from? The answer lies in the hearts of distant stars and incredibly powerful explosions such as supernovae, which help spread fundamental elements to galaxies far and wide where they can spark new life.
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Awards for Spark: The Universe in Us:
- Winner, Best Astronomy Film at the Dome Under Fulldome Festival 2024
- Winner, Best Educational Film at Dome Fest West 2024
- Official Selection, SIGGRAPH 2024 Electronic Theater
Living Worlds
Narrated by Daveed Digs
What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy’s newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth might help us locate other living worlds, light years away.
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Awards for Living Worlds:
- Winner, Science and Education Award at the #BestOfEarth 2021
- Winner, Best Narrative at the Dome Under Fulldome Festival 2021
- Winner, Directors Award at the Fulldome Festival Brno 2022
- Official Selection, SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater 2022
Big Astronomy
Narrated by Barbara Rojas-Ayala
In Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries, journey to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert—remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an inspiring cast of astronomers, engineers, technicians, and support staff who keep these mega-machines running.
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Awards for Big Astronomy:
- Winner, Best Astronomy Education at the Dome Under Fulldome Festival 2020
- Winner, STEM For All Video Showcase 2020
- Winner, Best Science Film at the Dome Fest West 2021
Expedition Reef
Narrated by Lea Salonga
Discover how corals grow, feed, reproduce, and support over 25% of all marine life on Earth—while facing unprecedented threats from climate change, habitat destruction, and overfishing.
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Awards for Expedition Reef:
- Winner, Best Educational Film at the Macon Film Festival 2018
- Winner, Audience Award from the International Planetarium Society 2018 Fulldome Festival
- Winner, Best Movie at the Fulldome Festival Brno 2018
- Winner, JANUS Directors Award at the 12th annual Jena Fulldome Festival 2018
- Winner, Audience Award from the Reflection of the Universe, Russian Fulldome Festival 2019
- Official Selection, SigGraph Computer Animation Festival 2019.
- Winner, Best Immersion at the Immersive Film Festival, Portugal 2019
Incoming!
Narrated by George Takei
Incoming! explores the past, present, and future of our Solar System—and how scientific advances may allow us to find and track cosmic threats before they reach planet Earth.
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Awards for Incoming!:
- Winner, Best Educational Show Award at the Russian Fulldome Festival
- Winner, Directors Award at the annual Brno Fulldome Festival
- Honorable Mention, Jena FullDome Festival
- Official Selection, Fulldome UK
- Official Selection, Fiske Fulldome Festival
- Official Selection, IMERSA Summit
Habitat Earth
Narrated by Frances McDormand
Dive with sea otters, explore life under the soil, and migrate with whales in this immersive exploration of how all life on Earth is interrelated.
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Awards for Habitat Earth:
- Winner, Director’s Award at the Central European Fulldome Festival in Brno
- Winner, Directors Award Jena Fulldome Festival
- Official Selection, IMERSA Summit 2015
- Official Selection, 2nd International Fulldome Festival
- Finalist, Fisk Fulldome Festival
- Finalist, Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet
Narrated by Benjamin Bratt
This sweeping geological journey gives you front-row seats to epic seismic events, from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to the break-up of the supercontinent Pangaea 200 million years ago.
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Awards for Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet:
- Official Selection, International Planetarium Movie Festival 2014
- Official Selection, IPS-Macao International Film Festival
- Nominated, Best FullDome Program at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
- Nominated, Best Visual Effects in a Special Venue at the Visual Effects Society
- Finalist, Best Video at the International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge
Life: A Cosmic Story
Narrated by Jodie Foster
How did life on Earth begin? Starting with the Big Bang and ending with the biodiversity on Earth today, Life takes you on an incredible tour of our ancient cosmic origins.
Awards for Life: A Cosmic Story:
- Winner, Best fullDome Program at the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
- Winner, Best Integration of Scientific Data at the Jena Fulldome Festival
- Winner, Best in Narration at the Jena Fulldome Festival
Fragile Planet
Narrated by Sigourney Weaver
Float through the Academy’s Living Roof and then zoom to the Moon, Mars, and beyond the Milky Way to search for habitats that might support extraterrestrial life.
Awards for Fragile Planet:
- Winner, Fulldome Award of Excellence at the Jena Fulldome Festival
Citizen Sky: Epsilon Aurigae
Narrated by Timothy Ferris
Epsilon Aurigae is an eclipsing binary variable star. Variable stars change in brightness over time. Collecting data on these changes can help us understand the star. Eclipsing binary variable stars are systems consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass in a plane along our line of sight.
