Symbiosis was a 70 mm film

70 mm film

70mm film is a wide high-resolution film gauge, with higher resolution than standard 35mm motion picture film format. As used in camera, the film is wide. For projection, the original 65mm film is printed on film. The additional 5mm are for magnetic strips holding four of the six tracks of sound...

 shown from October 1983 to January 1995 in the Harvest Theater at The Land

The Land (Disney)

The Land is the name of a pavilion that sits on the western side of "Future World", one of two themed areas of Epcot, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida USA. It opened on October 1, 1982 as part of the Phase I features for the grand opening of what was then...

 pavilion at Epcot

Epcot

Epcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...

 at the Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort

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 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Lake Buena Vista, Florida

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. It was directed by Paul Gerber.

The movie focused on the balance between technological expansion and the protection of the environment

Environmental protection

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the environment, on individual, organizational or governmental level, for the benefit of the natural environment and humans. Due to the pressures of population and our technology the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently...

. The film showed environmental damage caused by humans and what is being done to fix the damage created.

It closed on January 11, 1995 and was replaced by Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable is a 70 mm film shown in the Harvest Theater in The Land Pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida. It opened on January 21, 1995 replacing Symbiosis...

. The new film featured some re-edited footage from Symbiosis.

Details

• Grand Opening: October 1, 1983
• Director: Paul Gerber
• Producer: Sascha Schneider
• Assistant Director: Paul Lawrence
• Camera: Marc Wolff