From the globally acclaimed Producers
of the multi award-winning series ‘Water Colours,' 'The Reef' and 'City Under the Sea' comes another spectacular story.
Thought-Provoking. Transformational. Inspiring: At the very forefront of marine science, join us in making this spectacular ocean film, that will capture hearts, engage stakeholders, reveal astonishing new marine science and save human and marine animals' lives.
Pioneering, uplifting, and absolutely guaranteed to captivate and entertain.
SYNOPSIS
At the very forefront of marine research, ’The Diver’ is a revolutionary journey to discover how marine animals achieve the impossible, and a pioneering revelation about our place amongst them.
Powerful and ambitious, made over a 4 year period with the worlds leading Scientists, this sensational ocean film captures breathtakingly beautiful underwater footage from the remote Mexican Archipelagos to the teeming marine playgrounds of Polynesia, Hawaii and Spain. Entwining the lives of human and marine divers, it features extraordinary new discoveries and ground-breaking research, brings a pioneering breakthrough in our understanding of diving, and reveals cutting-edge science that is key to saving both human and marine animals lives.
Investigating whether a turtle is making a decompression stop, we discover that air-breathing, breath-holding marine animals dive to thousands of feet, holding their breath for hours at a time. Their bodies undergo such extreme physical and physiological challenges, that it shouldn't be possible to dive so long and deep at all. What is the secret of these champion divers? Are they at risk of decompression sickness? How do they adapt to hold their breath for so long? How do they handle pressure that should crush their bodies? How do they communicate, and hunt, when there's no oxygen supply?
Award-winning filmmakers and renowned conservationists Guy and Anita Chaumette embark on a legendary aquatic mission around the planet to unravel some of the greatest outstanding mysteries in marine science today.
Throughout the film, we connect with the oceans most iconic animals and make a revolutionary discovery about our place amongst them. Cutting-edge science reveals how they perform such ‘inconceivable’ dives. For the first time on film, we discover the extraordinary adaptations they can make. Revolutionary research proves that, like humans, marine animals plan and control their dives and, under normal circumstances, can adapt their decompression protocol and actively manage their ascents. Extraordinary evidence reveals a clear connection between increasing man-made disturbances, marine strandings, diving injuries and deaths, and overwhelmingly concludes that when we change the marine environment, many animals don't make it back up.
Packed with dynamic content, this thought-provoking film captures the urgency of how marine animals futures depend on us all, while positively portraying there are more opportunities for solutions than ever before. It shares inspiring stories of how researchers, scientists, fishermen, corporations and communities are collaborating in innovative ways to create positive change.
From scientists to fishermen, physiology to intelligence, marine protected areas to global collaborations, ‘The Diver’ is a magical, transformational adventure that immerses audiences into the fascinating world of the oceans most awe-inspiring animals, brings an unparalleled understanding of their behaviour, uncovers their remarkable abilities and offers a movingly intimate portrait of the connections between us and them.
Mixing ground-breaking science with exhilarating exploration, this is a mesmerising cinematic revelation about the animals we ‘think’ we know so well, and an unparalleled story of hope, guaranteed to inspire, enchant and entertain.
CREW
GUY CHAUMETTE
DIRECTOR - DP - CINEMATOGRAPHER - WRITER
Film Director, DP, globally acclaimed Underwater Cinematographer/Director (Water Colours,, The Reef, City Under the Sea, Undersea Metropolois, Magic Blue Wave, a Touch of Fluorescence), Marine Expert, Explorer, Environmentalist, Educator, Author, Speaker.
Film Producer, Award-Winning Underwater Cinematographer (Water Colours, The Reef, City Under the Sea, Undersea Metropolois, Magic Blue Wave, a Touch of Fluorescence), Marine Explorer, Environmentalist, Educator, Author, Liquid Motion Founder, & Creator
JUAN ANTONIO ROMERO
FIELD PRODUCER - CINEMATOGRAPHER
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR of The Oceanogràfic Foundation Zoological Operations, Marine Biologist, Global specialist JAR Marine Consultants, Underwater Cinematographer (Capt. JY Cousteau / Calypso, BBC NHU, RAI, Discovery Ch., National Geographic, France TV)
DR ANDREAS FAHLMAN
SCIENTIST - SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH at The Oceanogràfic Foundation.
Associate Researcher of the Texas A&M University and the Wood Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Assistant Professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Top specialist in the diving physiology in marine mammals, Author of more than 60 published scientific articles.
Dr DANIEL GARCIA PARRAGA
SCIENTIST - SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
DIRECTOR & COORDINATOR
of the Oceanogràfic Foundation’s Scientific Committee. Technical Veterinary Director (AVANQUA), DVM, DECZM (ZHM), DECAAH. Coordinator of Veterinary Science and Laboratory Area at the Oceanogràfic, Coordinator of the Oceanogràfic Foundation’s Scientific Committee, Author of more than 30 published scientific articles.
STEVE MILLER
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER Steve has been shooting underwater since 1976, and teaching underwater photography since 1980. His images have been used by various media over the years. He works with Ikelite on the Ikelite Photo School, teaching photography to divers around the world. In synergy with the Foundation, he focuses all underwater photography instruction around a simultaneous care and respect for the subject - coral reef, critters, large animals or ocean plants.
THE OCEANOGRAFIC FOUNDATION
VALENCIA, SPAIN
Dr MICHAEL MOORE
SCIENTIST - SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
DIRECTOR - WHOI Marine Mammal Center
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
http://www.whoi.edu/website/mmc/home/
NOAA Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program
://www.whoi.edu/website/mmc/home/
Filming mammals underwater is a fantastic experience and thanks to 'The Diver', presently in production, we have to dive with lots of marine mammals. So far, the sea lions have been the most challenging, because of their sheer speed and agility. They swim fast, like the dolphins, but they do make very tight turns. So zone focusing is a must - especially when the visibility is not so good! Some people nickname them the 'dogs of the sea' because of their inquisitive, playful behaviour. Slightly less graceful than the dolphins, they don't hesitate to give the camera, or us, a good whack with their fins!
Lunch time
Special Thanks to all the supporters, sponsors, investors & contributors for making this movie possible
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Dr Andreas Fahlman, Dr Daniel Garcia Parraga, Fundacion Oceanografic Valencia, Juan A. Romero
Dr Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Prof Fred Lemaitre, Universite de Rouen,
Prof. Antonio Fernandez, DVM, PhD, ECVP, ECZM, Dr. Yara Bernaldo, Dr. Manuel Arbelo, Institute of Animal Health, University of Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Dr. Rui Prieto, Universidade dos Acores,
Shearwater Research,
DAN World, ZOOM North America,
Synology Mexico, Seagate Mexico,
DIVE RITE®,
MARES, Cressi,
Jorge Cervera Hauser, Socorro V,
Jorge De La Fuente, Scuba Du Cozumel,
Bahia Divers, Transcaribe, Barcelo Maya Grand Resort, Fiesta Americana Condesa Cancun, Hotel Carolina Bacalar
Vallarta Adventures, Benjamin Dosher,
Bigblue dive lights,
Dancing Waters With JoanieMacNai’a, Leo Chanoc Waltman, Steven Miller (Photographer),
Creel & Associates Mexico
Additional Cinematography & Footage: John Restivo, Mike Nulty, Charle Harmer, Claude Chapuis, AIDA
