LIFE BLOOMS THIS SPRING WITH DISNEYNATURE
“WINGS OF LIFE” LANDS ON BLU-RAY® COMBO PACK,
DIGITAL AND ON DEMAND APRIL 16, 2013,
IN TIME FOR EARTH DAY
"Spring is in the air—literally—as Disneynature prepares to unveil
“Wings of Life,” a spectacular, closer-than-close, high-definition look
at the intricate world of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and bats, and
their life-sustaining collaboration with flowers. Directed by Louie
Schwartzberg (“America’s Heart & Soul”) and narrated by Academy
Award® winner Meryl Streep, “Wings of Life” will be available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, Digital and On Demand on April 16, 2013—just in time for Earth Day.
“In
the chaos and craziness of our day-to-day lives, few of us stop to
consider what’s happening behind the scenes in nature that makes our
lives possible,” said Streep. “This film is a stunning adventure that
literally takes flight alongside all kinds of winged
creatures—butterflies, bees and bats—each working hard to pollinate our
planet.”
Said
Schwartzberg, “For me, the joy of doing this film is to be able to
explore worlds that humans can’t easily experience—bats sipping nectar
in the middle of the desert at night, orchid bees expertly manipulated
by a bucket orchid, exotic hummingbirds flying like airborne dancers,
and a clustering monarch colony with millions of butterflies. I hope to
share the spectacle of nature and to spark in others the sense of wonder
I have about the natural world.”
Employing
multiple cameras, both time-lapse and high-speed cinematography and
extraordinary patience (while nature took its time unfolding),
filmmakers shot on location in more than a dozen areas, ranging from the
El Rosario Preserve in Michoacán, Mexico, to Organ Pipe Cactus National
Monument Park in Arizona. “Wings of Life” features extraordinary
imagery shot with digital cameras—one capable of frame rates of up to
1500 frames per second, and the use of a pinhole lens, which allowed the
cameraman
to get within millimeters of an insect subject while retaining a clear
view of the background. The resulting imagery—intimate and
breathtaking—is brought to life for audiences through spectacular
high-definition picture and sound quality.
To celebrate the debut of “Wings of Life,” Disneynature has made a
contribution to the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) to
protect pollinators worldwide. The DWCF has already supported more than
20 projects across North America focused on protecting pollinators and
their habitats. Grants have helped conservationists save endangered
butterflies, expand habitat for honeybees and educate children about the
importance of pollinators and how they can help protect them.
The
“Wings of Life” Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a sneak peek at
Disneynature’s 2014 big-screen adventure “Bears.” In an epic story of
breathtaking scale set against a majestic Alaskan backdrop teeming with life, the
film, which is currently in production, follows two mother grizzly
bears as they impart life lessons to their impressionable young cubs.
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
From Disneynature, the studio that brought you Earth, Oceans, African Cats and Chimpanzee, comes Win
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg, Wings of Life utilizes
riveting high-speed, time lapse and macro filmmaking to showcase in
spectacular detail these unsung heroes of our planet."
Specifications:
Street Date: April 16, 2013
Distributor Prebook: March 5, 2013
Suggested Retail Prices: Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD) = $39.99 U.S. And $46.99 Canada
Digital and On-Demand = Consumers should check with their television provider and/or favorite digital retailer for pricing information
Feature Run Time: Approx. 80 Minutes
Rating: G (U.S. and Canada)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: Blu-ray = English: 5.1 DTS-HDMA, French and Spanish 5.1: Dolby Digital
DVD = English, French and Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
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ABOUT DISNEYNATURE
Disneynature
was launched in April 2008. Its mission is to bring the world’s top
nature filmmakers together to share a wide variety of wildlife stories
on the big screen in order to engage, inspire and educate theatrical
audiences everywhere. Walt Disney was a pioneer in wildlife filmmaking,
producing 13 True-Life Adventure motion pictures between 1948 and 1960,
which earned eight Academy Awards®. The first four Disneynature films,
“Earth,” “Oceans,” “African Cats” and “Chimpanzee,” are four of the top
five highest overall grossing feature-length nature films to date, with
“Chimpanzee” garnering a record-breaking opening weekend for the genre.
Disney’s commitment to conservation is a key pillar of the label and
Disneynature films empower the audience to help make a difference.
Through donations tied to opening-week attendance for all four films,
Disneynature, through the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, has
planted three million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, established
40,000 acres of marine protected area in The Bahamas, protected 65,000
acres of savanna in Kenya, protected 129,236 acres of wild chimpanzee
habitat, educated 60,000 school children about chimpanzee conservation
and cared for chimpanzees. For more information about Disneynature, like
us on Facebook: facebook.com/
ABOUT THE WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
For
more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on
which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today, the Studio brings
quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world.
Feature films are released under the following banners: Disney,
including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios;
Disneynature; Marvel Studios; and Touchstone Pictures, the banner under
which live-action films from DreamWorks Studios are distributed. The
Disney Music Group encompasses the Walt Disney Records and Hollywood
Records labels, as well as Disney Music Publishing. The Disney
Theatrical Group produces and licenses live events, including Disney On
Broadway, Disney On Ice and Disney Live!
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