The scenery may not fit Swiss waters very well. But the spirit definitely remains the same. And each and every single diver will recognize himself in several of the caracteristics put forward in this video.
Compared to the previous video this is more what you may encounter in Switzerland, at least in the mountains in winter.
Every year, when the snow melts, the water level of the Grüner See rises, thus flooding the surrounding blooming prairies.
A freefall into the world’s second deepest blue hole, in the Bahamas (the deepest one beeing the Sansha Yongle Blue Hole in Parcel Island, South China Sea). After contempling the abysses from the edge, he jumps in... However, according to an article in the Daily Mail, Guillaume Néry never reached the bottom of the hole for the purpose of this film (too deep for an artistic film). Nevertheless, it does not make the video any less impressive.
Carried by a swift current through Tiputa pass (Rangiora atoll, Northeast of Tahiti), Guillaume Néry hovers over the surface like a cellestial body gravitating around its planet.
The short film relates the interior journey of Guillaume Néry, the apnea world champion, during one of his deep water dives. It draws its inspiration from his physical experience and the narrative of his hallucinations. Alternating between reality and imagination, the film shows how far human abilities can be stretched and it reveals the intimate and primal bond between the athlete’s inner world and his aquatic environment, bringing the understanding of the human relationship with the underwater world to new levels.
Julie Gautier stars in one of her own short movies, after several great ones behind the camera filming her partner Guillaume Nery. Her new film “Ama” (woman of the sea in Japanese) is designed as a tribute to women and was premiered in more than 40 public screenings around the 2018 world Women's day. Six minutes in another world, full of emotions.
Two people gravitating around a hostile planet run towards each other and are reunited.
A documentary about a 80-year-old Rohani 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.
A documentary about the Emperor penguin and the incredible biodiversity in the very cold waters of Antarctica.