Einstein’s Incredible Universe

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Narrated By: Keegan-Michael Key

Formats: All Digital 2D and 3D Formats

Run Time: 45 Minutes

Space that can warp and ripple. Time that can slow down and speed up. Buckle up for the ultimate ride through the mind-bending universe of Albert Einstein.

Filmed for IMAX theatres and the galaxy’s largest screens, Einstein’s Incredible Universe plunges audiences into the imagination of Albert Einstein at the moment of his greatest discoveries, and explores the unseen forces that shape our universe. 

Along the way, we meet two leading astrophysicists: black hole hunter Andrea Ghez and gravitational wave expert Nergis Mavalvala. Their groundbreaking discoveries are building on Einstein’s ideas in ways that would have astonished even him. Featuring awe-inspiring footage of a total solar eclipse, gravity-defying sky divers, roller coasters, and falling elevators, the film will transform our understanding of the universe and celebrate the power of curiosity in all of us.

Available in 2D and 3D giant screen formats, Einstein’s Incredible Universe premieres in Spring 2027.

Meet Your Galactic Explorers

We meet Albert Einstein as a curious boy who can’t stop asking questions.

Captivated by the gift of a magnetic compass, and the seemingly magical force moving the needle, he sets out to understand the unseen forces in the universe.

In the laboratory of his imagination he embarks on fantastical voyages and conducts thought experiments, testing ideas that at first seem impossible.

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

Andrea Ghez was just 5 years old when she first became curious about gravity, while watching the Apollo 11 moon landing on TV at home in Chicago. She grew up determined to test Einstein´s theory of gravity – with an experiment nobody thought would work

Over 25 years of creative thinking and scientific investigation, she discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Her work on the orbits of stars at the center of the Milky Way has opened up a whole new approach to studying black holes.

Andrea is the 4th woman in history to win the Nobel Prize for Physics.

For more information see galacticcenter.astro.ucla.edu and astro.ucla.edu/~ghez

“I hope I can inspire other young women into the field. It’s a field that has so many pleasures, and if you are passionate about science, there’s so much that can be done.”

Nergis Malvalvala was six when she witnessed a summer meteor shower from her rooftop apartment in Karachi, Pakistan. Her resulting passion for technology and astronomy set her on a path toward discovering one of Einstein´s most remarkable theories.

Nergis Mavalvala was among the team of scientists who, for the first time, observed gravitational waves. The work she contributed to was awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Today Nergis Mavalvala is the Dean of the MIT School of Science.

“I grew up in a family where the stereotypical gender roles were not really observed. So I grew up thinking women can, must and should do anything and everything. That is very important for me.”

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