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- DirectorLuc BessonStarsJean-Marc BarrJean RenoRosanna ArquetteThe rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown.
- DirectorElena HazanovaStarsViktoriya IsakovaMaksim SukhanovVladimir YaglychFollowing her divorce, Marina Gordeeva (40) thinks she'll never meet love again. Little does she know that one day, she'll find the love of her life in free diving, one of the most extreme sports in existence, built on diving as deep as possible on a single breath. Marina demonstrates her amazing talents, yet it's her weak points that hold her back from winning the competition. Marina can't leave behind her life-baggage. As she plunges to the ocean depths, her subconscious fears resurface as harrowing visions. In a sport where everything depends on mind control, one bad thought is enough to lose it all. In the vast, mysterious realm of the sea, Marina not only regains her sense of peace and well being, but also redefines her existence.
- DirectorSky ChristophersonStarsMartie AshworthMark BrunettiTamara ChristophersonFreediver Max Avery (Justin Flint Williford) journeys to his inner-most depths as he pursues competitive freediving as a relief from a chronic lung disease. Yet his passion for the extreme sport is widening a rift between him and his father (Mark Brunetti), a physician, who hears his son's risky descents will cost him his life. As Max trains for one last world record attempt, he must convince his father that the perilous dive may be his only chance of triumphing over his illness.
- DirectorAlki DavidStarsAlki DavidAdam BaldwinCamilla RutherfordAction Adventure - based on a true story. Freediver Danai Varveri's epic struggle to become champion of the world.
- DirectorFilippo De LuigiStarsFranco NeroAlexandra BrochenPaolo CalissanoA young girl swimmer, involved in an organisation with the aim of protecting dolphins, is engaged in an action against the local fishermen whose nets are endangering the creatures. She develops a rapport with some rescued dolphins, joining them in the society's tank, surprising other members with her ability to hold her breath for long periods. Following the death of a colleague, with whom she was in love, She decides to publicise the situation by breaking a world free-diving record.
- DirectorLefteris CharitosStarsJacques MayolJean-Marc BarrUmberto PelizzariDolphin Man draws us into the world of Jacques Mayol, capturing his compelling journey and immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of free-diving. From the Mediterranean to Japan and from India to the Bahamas, we meet Mayol's closest friends and family, including his children Dottie and Jean-Jacques, and world free-diving champions William Trubridge, Mehgan Heaney-Grier and Umberto Pelizzari, to reveal the portrait of a man who reached the limits of the human body and mind, not just to break records but hoping to discover the deeper affinity between human beings and the sea. Narrated by Jean-Marc Barr, the actor who famously portrayed Mayol in The Big Blue, the film weaves together rare film archive from the 1950s onwards, with stunning contemporary underwater photography, to discover how the 'dolphin man' revolutionized free-diving and brought a new consciousness to our relationship with the sea and our inner-selves.
- DirectorEliza KubarskaWalking Under Water will take us under the waves to walk with the last compressor divers from the Badjao tribe in Mabul Island.
- DirectorJames ReedJames MorganAn award-winning documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives on a single breath descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands of Indonesia.
- DirectorCraig LeesonStarsDavid AttenboroughSylvia EarleBen FogleJournalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.
- DirectorCláudia VarejãoStarsMayumi MitsuhashiMasumi ShibaharaMatsumi KoisoA dive, the midday sunlight filtering down through the water. The air in her lungs has to last until she can dislodge the abalone. Dives like these have been carried out in Japan for over 2000 years by the Ama-San.
- DirectorPhilippe GerardStarsPierre FrollaWorld champion free-diver Pierre Frolla slips below the oceans surface for up to 6 minutes at a time to interact with whales, eels and sharks. Over 51 days, he explores the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- DirectorMichele CoggiolaArtur KadeStarsUmberto PelizzariAurora AssoIlaria BoninMomentum explores the depths of the ocean and the boundaries of human potential. You will visit places where only submarines, whales and the elite few dare to go.
- DirectorLygia Barbosa
- DirectorHee-Young KohA story of haenyeos or women of the sea who have to hold their breath to survive and of mulsum (breathing underwater), that represents a desire and temptation that could not be contained. 7 years of exclusive filming reveals a closed community of haenyeos and their lives.
- DirectorInna BlokhinaStarsAnna BaderJeannie ChesserSylvia EarleExplore the lives of nine women from around the world who share a passion for the ocean.
- DirectorSagan KimStarsOk-sun HyeonYeong-ja KangA look at the life of the last generation of Jeju Island's haenyeo: female free-divers, most of them now ranging in age from their 60s to their 80s, who brave the sea to harvest seafood from the sea floor.
- DirectorAmie WilliamsLooks at the dying art of the Amasan, or Sea Women of Shirahama, Japan, women who free-dive without breathing equipment, holding their breath for 1-2 minutes at a time, risking their lives and livelihood for the love of a more balanced life and ocean. Told through the wise eyes of seven AMA, all over the age of sixty, the film celebrates growing old while embracing the beauty, camaraderie and longevity of female friendship, defined by lives lived mostly "underwater" and the freedom that they find beneath the sea. .
- DirectorMatthew MalpelliThe origins, lifestyle and story of an ethnic group in Sipadan Islands who lives on open water.
- DirectorDenis Lagrange
- DirectorBob TalbotStarsPipin FerrerasAudrey MestreUmberto PelizzariOCEAN MEN takes you on a giant screen adventure into the world of two freedivers and their unique relationship to the sea.
- DirectorChristian MayStarsHerbert NitschPeter de HueberMarkus HelmOn 6 June 2012, the apnea diver Herbert Nitsch sought to improve his own world record in freediving by another 100 feet -- to 800 feet (244 m). The record attempt off the Greek island of Santorini was to only be the beginning of his "1,000 feet" project. . Unconscious, he had to be brought to the surface by rescue divers -- after reaching a depth of more than 818 feet (249.5 meters).This documentary accompanied him during his incredible recovery.
- DirectorKate Thompson-GorryStarsOlivia GotanègreOn every fishing outing with her grandmother, Aoi wonders if she will have the strength to carry on. The weather is ideal for shell fishing in the shark-infested waters of the Japanese Sea of Hegura Island. Yet Aoi, 21, still a novice, is nervous to dive in front of her more experienced grandmother. Machiko, 82, is a traditional Ama free diver, meaning "woman of the sea." She is one of the last custodians of a 2 000 years old expertise, one of harvesting abalone and the other precious shells that once had a place of honour at the emperors' table.The Ama tradition is passed down from mother to daughter but for several generations now the ice-cold waters, the scarcity of seashells and the mortal danger that represent both sharks and other fishing boats have discouraged the younger generation who is migrating to Japan's large cities. Is Aoi her grandmother's true successor or will she end up abandoning, like the three other young women in her village, who returned to land only last year? Aoi knows that on her shoulders rest the hopes of the entire Ama community.Sara, 17, lives on the mainland opposite Hegura island. She is a typical Japanese young woman, living in a world of touch screens and social media. Yet a few months, to the astonishment of her friends, Sara revealed that she wanted to become an Ama. Will she embody the new Ama generation the whole island is so desperately waiting for?
- DirectorPeter RinggaardStarsBrian PattersonMikimoto KokichiLoubna AbarghLong before the oil industry transformed the Gulf region, pearl diving was the biggest industry in Bahrain. Only a few of the old captains and crew members are still alive to tell their fascinating stories. A beautiful experience with amazing underwater filming and a rare look into the pearl diving culture and traditions, told from the deck of the traditional Arab dhows.
- DirectorAlex IgidbashianDaye JeongKevin SawickiStarsChuwar ParkHaenyeo refers to the women free-divers of Jeju Island, South Korea who for centuries have collected sea food without the use of scuba equipment. This short documentary provides a portrait of Chuwar Park, a still active and unbelievably vibrant 82-year-old diver. Examining her daily routine as well as her past, Park sheds light on this unique matriarchal culture that has changed little since the 19th century.
- DirectorRob StewartStarsRob StewartPaul WatsonErich RitterAn investigation of sharks' importance to ecosystems and humankind's mass destruction of shark species worldwide.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandMichael PitiotStarsJosh DuhamelSharon MannDive into our planet's greatest mysteries with a team of international underwater cinematographers as they explore the breathtaking bond between humanity and the ocean.
- DirectorJacques PerrinJacques CluzaudStarsPierce BrosnanPedro Armendáriz Jr.Jacques PerrinAn ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
- DirectorRob StewartStarsRob StewartRebecca AldworthWill AllenFilmmaker Rob Stewart exposes the illegal fishing industry that threatens the survival of the world's sharks.
- DirectorKeoni TeTawa BowthorpeStarsOcean RamseyJuan OliphantMike CootsOCEAN RAMSEY attributes her unparalleled connection with sharks to over a decade of research, but many are convinced it is something more... The media has dubbed her "The Shark Whisperer". Battling a looming extinction, Ocean and her team of marine biologists will travel the globe for 12 months, conducting research and expanding their conservation efforts. From renowned scientists and PHDs, to elite athletes and celebrities, "The Shark Whisperer" will lead humans from all walks of life out of their element and into the deep... free-diving with some of the worlds most dangerous sharks. Her goal: To give the world the opportunity to see sharks the way she does.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsAndrew AckermanPim BongaertsNeal CantinCoral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
- DirectorKeith MalloyStarsRay CollinsLynne CoxEddie Donnellan"Fishpeople" tells the stories of a unique cast of characters who have dedicated their lives to the sea and the transformative effects of time spent in the ocean.
- DirectorMichael SingleStarsTanya StreeterJoe TuftsWorld Champion Freediver Tanya Streeter trains novice diver Joe Tufts to compete in the world of Freediving, with incredible results.
- DirectorBen SharpsteenA depiction of the lives of "ama" divers, Japanese women who dive for pearls.
- DirectorJérôme EsplaStarsJean-Marc BarrFrench documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Luc Besson's "The Big Blue", it's impact on the community of professional free-divers, as well as providing throwbacks about filming told by Jean-Marc Barr.
- DirectorAris BafaloukasStarsSotirios PastrasYoulika SkafidaYorgos KaramihosDimitri, a 23 year-old swimmer, dives into the water of a dark pool, while he is trained to compete in an European Championship that could bring him success and help his father, who is deep in debt. As his body floats in the water, memories from the past come flooding into his mind, reminding him about his relationship with Elsa, an environmental activist who has mysteriously disappeared.
- StarsByron GibsonOrnella MutiCaterina MurinoAfter the loss of her twin brother during free diving championships, a young woman decides to train to dive to avenge her brother's honor. Deep is a breathtaking plunge into the underwater world of free diving.
- DirectorNays BaghaiStarsKiki BoschStefan AndrewsMikael KoskiDutch ice freediver Kiki Bosch swims in the world's coldest waters without a wetsuit as therapy for a trauma she experienced, and to inspire others.
- DirectorThomas J. StrodelFree diving was once a means of gathering food. It's now an extreme sport in which the human body is pushed to record depths, and sometimes to the point of blackout, while diving on a single breath of air. We followed Annabel Briseno, a 52-year old grandmother, on her week long quest to break world records in four free diving disciplines. The story is both jubilant and harrowing. As the week unfolds it becomes clear that a world record in free diving is a precarious agreement of mind, body and sea that sometimes collapses violently. The serene beauty of high definition underwater footage is juxtaposed with the dangers of a sport in which the body must utilize survival reflexes to succeed. In the end, Annabel's story is one of camaraderie and trust, not only with fellow divers, but with the sea.
- DirectorStefanie VoigtStarsPipin FerrerasThe Cuban Francisco 'Pipin' Ferreras free-dives to the incredible depth of -128 Meters (423 ft) below sea level. 35 KG (70 lbs) of led pull down his sled into the deep.
- DirectorVladimir ChebotaryovGennadiy KazanskiyStarsVladimir KorenevAnastasiya VertinskayaMikhail KozakovPeople living in a seaside town are frightened by reports about an unknown creature in the ocean. Nobody knows what it is, but it's really the son of Doctor Salvator. The doctor performed surgery on his son and now young Ichtiandr can live underwater. This gives him certain advantages, but creates a lot of problems.
- DirectorRoberto OchoaStarsTomoka FukudaCamila JaberJean Jacques MayolA team of marine wildlife ambassadors prepare themselves for a great adventure around Mexico's Revillagigedo Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Internationally renowned free divers show us the beauty of how man can explore marine wildlife while still conserving it, posing the question, "Can we all learn to coexist with nature within our lifetime before we destroy it?".
- DirectorMartin KhodabakhshianStarsWilliam TrubridgeMartin Khodabakhshian (9-Time Emmy Award-winning ESPN producer) directs and produces this fascinating documentary that truly goes to new depths in the search for man's physical and mental limits. Breathe follows New Zealander, William Trubridge as he attempts to break his own world record in the extreme sport of Freediving. William attempts to dive completely unaided to a depth of 300ft, almost to the bottom of the deepest blue hole in the world - "Dean's Blue Hole" in the Bahamas.
- DirectorNatalya UglitskikhStarsNatalia AvseenkoVictor LjagushkinFacing sub-zero temperatures, with no protection from the elements, free-diver, Natalia Avseenko, swims naked with beluga whales in a bizarre experiment designed to tame the shy creatures. She agreed to participate in the experiment designed by Russian scientists who believe belugas dislike artificial materials such as clothing and diving suits. The average human could die if left in sub-zero temperatures for just five minutes, but, amazingly, she survived in temperatures of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius for more than ten minutes. Using her skills as a diver and yoga-breathing techniques, she was able to stay under the water at Murmansk in Russia for an unbelievable ten minutes and forty seconds.
- DirectorChristian PétronBoris RaimStarsFred BuylePierre FrollaChristian PétronWorld champion freedivers Fred Buyle and William Winram assist marine biologists with data collection in the most fascinating underwater spots around the world.
- DirectorJimmy GolazStarsPierre FrollaVincent VioletteEnter a world of silence and truth and experience the ethereal sensations and emotions of the deep, which can turn deep-seated fears into a wondrous passion.
- DirectorHugo RousselinStarsJulien BéramisDamien BonnardArthur VerspanIsaac, a young Guadeloupean, struggles mourning over his lost brother. One afternoon while hunting underwater, the vision of a diver brings him at the limits of subconscious.
- DirectorGisela KaufmannStarsJoshua BrennanDavid AustinTova BornovskiFor 20-year-old Madison Stewart, nothing feels safer or more natural than diving straight into shark-infested waters. Since childhood, growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she's treated these predators as family. But they're vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. Follow Madison on her mission to protect our sharks, a battle that began when she put her studies on hold, grabbed a camera, and set out to save these incredible, misunderstood creatures.
- DirectorChristian Arp-HansenToni Martin DobrzanskiStarsToni Martin DobrzanskiA man from our world travels through an emotional journey in the world of underwater creatures. Trying to find balance inside - a state of weightlessness - he experiences to get knocked down. Sometimes we have to fall deep to realize that we always have the choice to stand up again.
- DirectorDominic HillStarsPeter BeteowBrad ByersJohn Edward DoyleDaniel travels to Sardinia to meet free diver Stig Severinson who wants to take breath holding beyond all known human capabilities. He says he wants to hold his breath for over 20 minutes!
- DirectorMichael GleissnerStarsBebe PhamJaymee OngMichael GleissnerDeep Gold follows Amy Sanchez, a champion free diver who, along with her sister Jess, find themselves thrown into the middle of a deadly conspiracy. After a government plane carrying a fortune in gold goes missing over Philippine waters, Amy and Jess struggle to investigate the disappearance with help from Lulu and the mysterious Benny Simpson. Soon, the girls learn they are in over their heads.
- DirectorDavid M. RosenthalStarsCamille RoweSofiane ZermaniCésar DomboyRoxana Aubrey decides to drop her studies and escape her life in Paris for a free diving course in the south of France. She is quickly pulled into a life that reaches new depths brought by the weight of an ocean's descent.
- DirectorBertrand LoyerStarsFred BuyleA biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.
- DirectorAustin RezaStarsMark StrongJohn WrightMaria Noella ZosaFor many in the Philippines, freediving without oxygen is a way of life. It's also a demanding sport that pushes the limits of the human body
- DirectorNicolas RossierStarsWilliam TrubridgeONE BREATH is a short documentary about William Trubridge, a world champion of free-diving, a form of deep water diving done without the aid of external breathing devices. In 2011, Trubridge won the World's Absolute Freediver Award naming him 'best all around free-diver'. One Breath is the result of a few days spent with Trubridge in the Bahamas, offering a unique glimpse into his unusual and magical world.
- DirectorIan DerryStarsJohanna NordbladFree diving ice water champion Johanna Nordblad relates her adventures with sub zero temperatures and frozen equipment.
- DirectorCobian DeweyStarsKori GarzaPierrick SeybaldIn Polynesia everybody is connected to the ocean, so Pierrick Seybald and Kori Garza created the Ma'o Mana Foundation to give back what the ocean gives to them. Together they hope to protect the waters and marine life who call it home.
- DirectorElí Roland SachsA young man breathes in and out deeply. Twenty-six floors, as deep as the sea, he plunges through normally. He is in an elevator and goes up and down with one breath before he can finally breathe again.
- DirectorEmmett SparlingStarsLexie AlfordJosiah GordonEmmett SparlingAs a companion piece to Emmett's 'Dive Reflex' film, 'This is Derawan' tells the behind-the-scenes story of Emmett and his friends' trip to the diverse and awe-inspiring group of islands in search of the perfect freediving spot.
- DirectorEmmett SparlingChelsea YamaseStarsChelsea YamaseThere's a feeling where every action and movement flows from the previous one. A focus found by immersing yourself in something you love that creates an effortless melody of being fully alive. It's called flow state.
- DirectorEmmett SparlingStarsLexie AlfordJosiah GordonEmmett SparlingEmmett Sparling, Chelsea Yamase, Josiah Gordon and Lexie Alford, explore the depths via the art of free diving, using nothing but their own heart and lungs to control how long they remain underwater.
- DirectorLaura McGannStarsAlessia ZecchiniStephen KeenanLeigh BakerA champion and expert safety diver seemed destined for one another. Despite different paths taken, they meet at the pinnacle of the free-diving world, experiencing the thrilling rewards and inescapable risks of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean.
- DirectorJan KounenAnne ParisStarsJean-Marie GhislainLeina SatoLeina Sato and Jean-Marie Ghislain are expecting. As an apneist and a shark photographer, they wish to spend the pregnancy in the deep ocean, with the wild cetaceans. Part philosophical tale, part adventure story, set in our planet's most beautiful places, the film picks up a universal notion and asks the question all future parents wonder - how best to welcome a child into this world? *** Leina Sato et Jean-Marie Ghislain, deux plongeurs amoureux des océans, sont sur le point d'avoir un enfant. Ce documentaire raconte cette grossesse incroyable au plus près des animaux marins. Avec des images sous-marines somptueuses, il répond d'une manière très singulière à une question universelle : Comment accueillir un enfant dans ce monde ?
- DirectorRichard MullaneWhat compels the best Freedivers to swim down to depths below 90m, often holding a single breath for over 3 minutes? As Freediving champion Homar Leuci builds up to record dive attempt in Amorgos, Greece, we begin to question the risks and rewards of the sport, before realising that Homar has to overcome a hidden obstacle even more challenging than the prospect of never returning from the depths.
- DirectorRoberto OchoaA team of marine wildlife ambassadors prepare themselves for a great feat. Pierre Cousteau, son of the world famous scuba diver, Jacques Cousteau, and internationally renowned free-divers show us how man and nature can reunite and co-exist with marine wildlife. They take us back to where the concept of evolution was born, the Galapagos Islands - posing the question: Can we all learn to co-exist with nature within our lifetime before we destroy it?
- DirectorRomán EscodaStarsMiguel LozanoUmberto Pelizzari