Cosmic Voyage

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Cosmic Voyage
Directed by	Bayley Silleck
Produced by	Jeffrey Marvin, Bayley Silleck
Written by	Michael Miner, Bayley Silleck
Narrated by	Morgan Freeman
Music by	David Michael Frank
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	1996 (USA theatrical release)
Running time	36 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
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Cosmic Voyage is a 1996 short documentary produced in the IMAX format, directed by Bayley Silleck and narrated by Morgan Freeman. The film was presented by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum[1], and played in IMAX theaters worldwide. The film has been made available to private audiences by its release to DVD.

[edit] Synopsis

Cosmic Voyage takes on a similar format as IBM's classic "Powers of Ten" educational video. The film takes viewers on a journey through forty-two orders of magnitude, beginning at a celebration in Italy to zoom to the outer limit of human visibility. The view descends back to earth, and later zooms in upon a raindrop on a leaf, to the level of sub-atomic particles ("quarks").

In addition, the film offers some brief insight on the Big Bang Theory, black holes, and the development of our Solar System. It also simulates a journey through Fermilab's Tevatron particle accelerator in Chicago, where an atom collision is depicted.

[edit] Recognition

Cosmic Voyage was nominated for a 1997 Oscar Award under the category of Best Documentary Short Subject[2].