Question 1

What groundbreaking aerial footage was captured for this documentary?

Accepted Answer

The production shot the first aerials ever of Mt. Everest using a Nepalese Army spy plane, as helicopters can't fly at that altitude and jets are too fast.

Question 2

Which major film festivals featured this Disneynature documentary?

Accepted Answer

It was an official selection at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2007 and the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2010.

Question 3

What makes this Disneynature film unique in terms of streaming availability?

Accepted Answer

This is the only Disneynature film not available on Disney Plus, likely because Disney's distribution rights have expired and reverted to BBC.

Question 4

What award did the Dutch audience give to this film's promotional material?

Accepted Answer

The Dutch audience awarded it the 'TV Krant Filmposter Award' of 2007 for the poster featuring a swimming polar bear.

Question 5

Which three animal families are followed in this epic journey across the planet?

Accepted Answer

The documentary follows polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales on their journeys across Earth.

Question 6

What groundbreaking aerial footage was captured for this documentary?

Accepted Answer

The production shot the first-ever aerials of Mt. Everest using a Nepalese Army spy plane, as helicopters can't operate at that altitude and jets are too fast.

Question 7

Which major festivals recognized this Disneynature film?

Accepted Answer

It was featured at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in 2007 and the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2010, and won a BAFTA Award in 2008.

Question 8

What makes this documentary's production scale notable?

Accepted Answer

With over 4,000 days of cinematography and a combined budget over $40 million with its TV series counterpart, it's considered the biggest documentary production ever.

Question 9

Which actors provided narration for different versions of the film?

Accepted Answer

James Earl Jones and Patrick Stewart narrated in English, Anggun in French, Ulrich Tukur in German, and Ken Watanabe in Japanese.

Question 10

What is the central journey depicted in this epic nature documentary?

Accepted Answer

It follows three animal families—polar bears, elephants, and humpback whales—on a journey across our planet.

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