JOURNEY TO MECCA

Journey to Mecca is an IMAX® dramatic and documentary feature that tells the amazing story of Ibn Battuta, the greatest explorer of the Old World, following his first pilgrimage between 1325 and 1326 from Tangier to Mecca.

His perilous journey resonates with adventure while presenting an unforgettable picture of Islamic civilization during the 14th century, culminating with Ibn Battuta's first Hajj. The story is book-ended by a close-up look at the contemporary Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca that draws three million Muslims from around the world. 

Journey to Mecca

marks the first and only time an IMAX® camera has captured an aerial view of the Hajj from a helicopter hovering 200 feet above Mecca, and the first time an IMAX® team has been admitted into the most sacred sanctuary of Islam - the Grand Mosque in Mecca. The King Abdulaziz Public Library and The King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, on behalf of HRH King Abdullah, were responsible for granting the 85 permits required for our team of 80 people, drawn from over thirty different nations, to embark on the largest and most ambitious production ever to take place in the Gulf region, and to film the Hajj with three IMAX® cameras from December 17th to 21st, 2007.

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Journey to Mecca received its world premiere to great acclaim at an extraordinary, purpose-built temporary outdoor IMAX theatre in Abu Dhabi January 7^th, where the film played to 8,000 people in three days, including many schoolchildren.  The film opened in the United States January 9^th at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan where it will play for a minimum of one year.

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JOURNEY TO MECCA: In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta has won the PRIX DU PUBLIC at the La Geode Film Festival in Paris. The award is based on votes by the public who attended a large selection of current and recent films during the course of the two week Festival. Quickly catching on with the public, the film played to sold-out and standing-room only houses.

For more information visit:  http://www.journeytomeccagiantscreen.com/

For groups of 20 or more call 214-455-4412.
Child price applies to children 11 years old and under.