For director Greg MacGillivray, the major storytelling challenge in America Wild: National Parks Adventure was how to highlight the vital history of how the National Park System was first created—while never losing the exhilaration of exploring the parks in the here and now.

Devils Tower National Monument is home to one of the most surreal marvels in America —the 1,267-foot (equivalent to 86 stories), improbably steep dome of igneous rock that erupts from the Black Hills of Wyoming.

A whimsical climbing adventure lay in store for the filmmaking team in Arches National Park, home to the world’s largest collection of natural sandstone archways.

The imagery of America Wild: National Parks Adventure turns to mystical enchantment in the film’s most unexpected location: the frozen wonderland of Pictured Rocks National Seashore in upper Michigan.

Robert Redford is an ardent conservationist and environmentalist, a man who stands for social responsibility and political involvement, and an artist and businessman who is a staunch supporter of uncompromised creative expression.

America Wild: National Parks Adventure rocks out to a soundtrack of popular songs as diverse as the parks themselves—from iconic rock classics to climbing-the-charts hits.

A very different living organism is explored as the film heads to Redwood National Park in California: home to some of the tallest, widest and oldest trees on earth.

Conrad is a climber’s climber, as at home on a faraway alpine wall as on the sparkling ice of his home canyon, Hyalite, in the Gallatin Range of Montana.

Director of photography Brad Ohlund headed by floatplane to Katmai National Park, an active volcanic landscape famed for some of the best bear viewing in the world.

As the National Park Service looks ahead to the next century of protecting U.S. treasures, it will pursue new directions in education, preservation and sustainability.

At the heart of the film is young artist and adventurer Rachel Pohl’s quest to visit all the national parks across the United States.

Greg MacGillivray (Director) is a giant-screen documentary filmmaker who has produced and directed many of the most successful films shown in IMAX® theatres,

As the film unfolds, wild adventures and artistic expression increasingly entwine—reflecting the teeming cultural vitality of the parks.

This film marks a bittersweet milestone for large-screen features—as one of the last of its kind to be fully shot on 70mm celluloid, rather than digitally.

Before he could even walk, Max was taken into the wilderness and packed along on adventures across the globe.