[ Jerusalem Post]

IMAX extravaganza with bird’s eye views of the capital city to be screened for next 5-10 years on 35 screens around world.

…  According to the producers, the goal is to create an allinclusive view of Jerusalem: its history, its geography, and its people – all in a 45-minute presentation that needs to stay current enough to be shown in museums across the world for the next five or 10 years, and that is unbiased enough to be shown in cinemas in the 35 countries with IMAX theaters including Israel, Kuwait, China and the US.  …

They plan to follow four teenagers, one Jewish, one Christian, one Muslim and one secular, throughout their day in Jerusalem – where they go, whom they meet, what they see, where they study, what they eat.  …

“Our agenda is to get people to come out of the theater and say, ‘I had no ideaJerusalem was all this, that it was so nuanced and so extraordinary, and has so much value, historical value, artistic value and spiritual value,’” Ferguson said. “We want to enliven the global public discussion and [create a] thirst for knowledge aboutJerusalem.”  …

But filming is still in the beginning stages. Over the past year, the team has filmed about 100 minutes of aerial footage. Many of the low sweeps over Jerusalem and the West Bank had to be coordinated with the IDF, which the producers say has been quite helpful. The team will return for the bulk of the ground filming in spring 2012, capturing Passover and Easter, including moments like the Blessing of the Kohenim at the Western Wall and the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

The team will also film throughout next summer, to end during Ramadan, using 300-kg. IMAX cameras.  …

See the movie preview and the full story here: http://www.jpost.com/ArtsAndCulture/Entertainment/Article.aspx?id=235647