ONE OF EIGHT GLOBAL DOCUMENTARY EPISODES PRODUCED FOR RED BULL TV, THIS FILM FOLLOWED DANISH FREEDIVER STIG PRYDS IN THE BAHAMAS AS HE PREPARED FOR ONE OF THE DEEPEST DIVES OF HIS LIFE DURING AN INTERNATIONAL FREEDIVING COMPETITION. BEYOND THE EXTREME DANGER OF THE SPORT ITSELF, THE STORY EXPLORED STIG’S PERSONAL STRUGGLE WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS AND THE UNUSUAL RELATIONSHIP HE DISCOVERED BETWEEN DEEP-WATER PRESSURE AND PAIN RELIEF.

I LED A SMALL DOCUMENTARY CREW THROUGH A COMBINATION OF INTERVIEWS, VÉRITÉ COVERAGE, UNDERWATER PRODUCTION, AND CINEMATIC FIELD SHOOTING DESIGNED TO CAPTURE BOTH THE INTIMACY OF STIG’S PERSONAL STORY AND THE HIGH-STAKES ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE COMPETITION. WORKING ACROSS OPEN WATER, BOATS, TRAINING SESSIONS, AND LIVE EVENT CONDITIONS, WE ADAPTED CONTINUOUSLY TO CHANGING WEATHER, LIGHT, AND SAFETY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT PRODUCTION.

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