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Ducks Unlimited to Bring Wings Over Water IMAX Film to 70 Theaters on Earth Day

Dorsey Pictures and The Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation

congratulate Ducks Unlimited Canada on its decision to bring the

award-winning IMAX 3D film Wings Over Water, narrated by

Michael Keaton, to more than 70 theaters on Earth Day, April 22.

Wings Over Water is an epic celebration of North America’s prairie

wetlands and their importance to wildlife and humans. It tells the

story of three iconic bird species – the mallard, yellow warbler, and

sandhill crane – as they migrate to their hallowed and irreplaceable

breeding grounds. Since its release, the film has won numerous

awards including the prestigious “Best Film/Short Subject” from the

Giant Screen Cinema Association and the Children’s Award from

the Rotterdam Wildlife Film Festival.

Ducks Unlimited Canada has arranged for special pricing for the

Earth Day Screenings and made the film available for school group

bookings until May 31st at select theatres nationwide. It’s the largest

theatrical release of a nature documentary in Canada since 2019.

“We are thrilled by this news,” said Charles S. Potter Jr., executive

producer of Wings Over Water and president and CEO of the Max

McGraw Wildlife Foundation. “The prairie wetlands are among our

planet’s most vital ecosystems, and Canada is home to most of the

unspoiled wetlands that remain. DUC is ensuring that new

generations of Canadians understand their importance.”

McGraw led a coalition of conservation NGOs including Ducks

Unlimited Inc., Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the National Audubon

Society in driving the production of the film. It is a joint production

of Dorsey Pictures and Mission Partners Entertainment Group.

“These special screenings in Canada continue the film’s global

reach to brand the Prairie Wetlands as one of the planet’s most

ecologically important regions,” says Chris Dorsey, the film’s co-

executive producer and founder of Dorsey Pictures. “The film is

playing in theaters across the world in five languages and will soon

be available to global audiences through streaming and linear TV

platforms. In addition, content and curriculum from the film is being

distributed to more than 10,000 U.S. school systems reaching 8

million students weekly—the nation’s largest conservation

education platform.”

“‘Wings Over Water’ has educated a new generation of Americans

about the importance of the Prairie Pothole Region, and we’re

thrilled to see this award-winning film have a similar impact in

Canada,” said Ducks Unlimited CEO Adam Putnam.

“There’s no better way to spend Earth Day than discovering one of

our planet’s most under-appreciated ecosystems and the

thousands of wildlife species supported by it," Putnam added.

Helping students develop a greater appreciation for the importance

of the prairies will help us preserve this vital habitat for future

generations.”

Janine Massey, chief marketing officer of DU Canada, said

the organization is “pleased to be able to bring this engaging and

impactful film to audiences across Canada and hope it will inspire

the next generation of conservation leaders.”

For more information on the film, visit

https://wingsoverwaterfilm.com/

Copies of the companion book to “Wings Over Water” may be

purchased here.