A feature documentary about the story and legacy of free-diver Jacques Mayol, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson’s cult-movie Le Grand Bleu (or The Big Blue).
Dolphin Man draws us into the world of Mayol, capturing his compelling journey and immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of free-diving.
The film weaves together stunning contemporary underwater photography of the world’s leading free divers with intimate testimonies of Mayol’s closest friends and rare film archive from the 1950’s onwards, to discover how the "dolphin man" revolutionized free-diving and brought a new consciousness to our relationship to the sea and to inner-selves.
Réalisation : Lefteris Charitos
Production : Anemon Productions, Storyline Entertainment, Les Films du Balibari, Impleo, ARTE G.E.I.E., Dygong & Quasar Multimedia