Adventures in Wild California is a 70mm American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 showcasing the scenery and extreme sports found in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is narrated by Golden Globe-winning actor Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits is an American actor. Smits is perhaps best known for his roles as attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s legal drama L.A. Law, as NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s police drama NYPD Blue, and as Congressman Matt Santos on The West Wing...

 and was released to IMAX theaters

IMAX

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 in 2000. The film is directed by Academy Award

Academy Awards

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-nominated director and cinematographer Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray is an American film director and cinematographer. MacGillivray was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1995 for directing The Living Sea , and was nominated in the same category again for Dolphins in 2000.He has initiated the development of three cameras for the IMAX format...

.

California's geography

Geography of California

Covering an area of , California is geographically diverse. The Sierra Nevada Mountains, the fertile farmlands of the Central Valley, and the arid Mojave Desert of the south are some of the major geographic features of this U.S. state. It is home to some of the world's most exceptional trees: the...

 and culture

Culture of California

The culture of California is closely tied to the culture of the United States as a whole. However, there are features that are unique to California...

 - which the film asserts inspires people to take chances, is the focus of the documentary. Extreme sports such as sky diving and surfing

Surfing

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 are captured with dramatic aerial free-fall and underwater photography

Underwater photography

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, while examples such as Walt Disney's

Walt Disney

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 creation of an entertainment empire based on a "little mouse

Mickey Mouse

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", the construction of the Golden Gate

Golden Gate

The Golden Gate is the North American strait connecting San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. Since 1937 it has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge...

 bridge during the Great Depression

Great Depression

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, and the establishment of high-tech Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...

showcase the risk-taking California inspires.