“Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs” at Zion Canyon Giant Screen Theater
The 40 minute film is projected on the largest screen in Utah and one of the largest in the world - measuring 60 feet high and 82 feet across. Sound is delivered through an eight track digital Surround Sound system capable of 22,000 watts. The projection system was designed by iWERKS Entertainment, a world leader in large format film systems and simulated experience adventures. It delivers a screen image of unsurpassed clarity and impact.
“Mummies” includes an educational look at a topic many people have been fascinated with for years: the mystery surrounding the embalming of these ancient royals and the answers those well-preserved bodies may hold for modern science.
While focusing on one of the most powerful pharaohs in Egypt’s history - Ramses the Great - the film’s narrative history explores why mummification was so important to ancient Egypt and the techniques used that are only recently being pieced together by scientists. The historical references are interwoven with information regarding the modern-day study of mummies with scholars like Egyptologists Bob Brier and Zahi Hawass as well as DNA scientist Angelique Corthals as they share the strides that have been made during the last several years to uncover this mysterious past.
The movie is narrated by actor Christopher Lee (”The Lord of the Rings,” “Star Wars” and the 1959 film “The Mummy”) and poses various answers to the question, “Why are people so fascinated with mummies?”
“Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs” is shown on even hours every day, alternating with Zion Canyon’s “Treasure of the Gods.” It is the first digital film to be shown in the theater. The film is scheduled to run through the end of October.
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