Voyage of Time

Voyage of Time
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Terrence Malick
Produced by	Dede Gardner Nicolas Gonda Sarah Green Grant Hill Brad Pitt Bill Pohlad Sophokles Tasioulis
Written by	Terrence Malick
Narrated by	Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett (feature-length version)
Music by	Simon Franglen Hanan Townshend
Cinematography	Paul Atkins
Edited by	Rehman Ali Keith Fraase
Production company	Sophisticated Films Wild Bunch Plan B Entertainment IMAX Corporation Sycamore Pictures
Distributed by	Broad Green Pictures IMAX Corporation
Release date	September 7, 2016 (2016-09-07) (Venice) October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) (IMAX)
Running time	40 minutes (IMAX) 90 minutes (35 mm)
Country	United States
Language	English

Voyage of Time is a 2016 American IMAX documentary film written and directed by Terrence Malick. The film is said to be an examination of the birth and death of the known universe. Malick has been working on the film for over forty years and it has been described by Malick himself as "one of my greatest dreams".

Voyage of Time was released in two versions: a forty-minute IMAX version with narration by Brad Pitt, and a 35-millimetre feature-length edition narrated by Cate Blanchett. The feature-length edition was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. The IMAX version of the film was released on October 7, 2016, by IMAX Corporation and Broad Green Pictures.

Both versions of Voyage of Time were met with favorable responses from critics.

Voyage of Time is a celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.

The origins of Voyage of Time stem back to the late 1970s when Malick began developing a project for Paramount, titled Q, that explored the origins of life on earth. Production began with Paramount Pictures backing the film with $1 million. Malick ended up walking away from the project, though elements and footage from Q were later utilized for The Tree of Life (2011), and Voyage of Time.Brad Pitt was confirmed to narrate the film in 2009, while Cate Blanchett joined in 2014.Emma Thompson also joined in 2011 and recorded narration, but she was ultimately cut from the finished production.

Filming for Voyage of Time has been undertaken all over the world. At the Cannes Film Festival market screening of Voyage of Time in 2014, Malick and his producers showed footage shot in locations such as Southwestern U.S, Hawaii, Iceland, Monterey, Chile, Palau, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and elsewhere.