freediving

Freediving turns out to require a slowing heart, conserving energy and relaxing — the opposite of most sports.

He runs a freediving school in Moscow and judges the sport, in which divers shun oxygen tanks and hold their breath underwater.

Freediving cinematographer — that is a very specialized job.

There was no point in starting the story anywhere unless the audience understands what freediving is and what the stakes are.

And the only way to understand what freediving is without going freediving yourself is to be with a diver and watch them and spend the time with them — the crucial piece is the time — as they descend, and you know they’re holding their breath the whole journey.