About The Film

Experience on the giant screen the remarkable true story of three animal species rescued from the brink of extinction. Join this amazing adventure to save California’s enchanting Channel Island Fox, China’s fabled Golden Monkey and the wondrous migrating crabs of Christmas Island. Discover successful, heartfelt and ingenious human efforts to rescue endangered species around the world.

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Christmas Island Red Crab

The Christmas Island red crab is a species of land crab that is unique to Christmas Island, Australia, in the Indian Ocean. Christmas Island red crabs are well known for their annual mass migration in which they move in millions to venture from land to the ocean to mate and lay their eggs.

#InstitutionCityStateCountryStart DateEnd DateNotes
1Fernbank Museum of Natural HistoryAtlantaGAUSA2-1-202022-08-31
2Lawrence Hall of ScienceBerkleyCAUSA10-1-192020-09-30
3Museum of ScienceBostonMAUSA4-1-202021-03-31
4Buffalo Museum of ScienceBuffaloNYUSA10-1-192020-09-30
5Museum of Science and IndustryChicagoILUSA4-22-222022-04-22ONE TIME SHOWING
6Great Lakes Science CenterClevelandOHUSA2-1-202021-01-31
7New York Hall of ScienceCoronaNYUSA10-25-192022-06-30
8Putnam MuseumDavenportIAUSA11-1-192022-10-31
9Henry Ford MuseumDearbornMIUSA1-1-202024-02-29
10Denver MuseumDenverCOUSA3-12-212022-03-11
11National Mississippi River MuseumDubuqueIAUSA3-1-202/29/2021
12Telus World of ScienceEdmontonABCanada1-17-202021-01-16
13Museum of Discovery & ScienceFort LauderdaleFLUSA10-1-192020-09-30
14Fundacion Malecon 2000GuayaquilEcuador4-1-202021-03-31
15Hastings MuseumHastingsNEUSA10-1-192022-10-14
16Nido and Mariana Qubein Children's MuseumHigh PointNCUSA5-26-222023-05-25
17Houston Museum of Natural SciencesHoustonTXUSA10-1-192021-06-30
18Science SpectrumLubbockTXUSA12-6-192020-12-05
19IMAX MelbourneMelbourneVICAustralia2022-09-092023-09-08
20Orlando Science CenterOrlandoFLUSA2019-11-012021-10-31

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Behind The Scenes

See more from the filming of Back from the Brink. Meet scientists, park rangers and students working to save endangered animals around the world and learn how Director Sean Casey and team captured it all!
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