Narcose (France 2013)

Documentary 13 min English (sub), French

Deep water freediving exposes its practitioners to a form of narcosis, which induces several symptoms, among which a feeling of euphoria and levity that earned this phenomenon its nickname of “raptures of the deep”. The short film relates the interior journey of Guillaume Néry, the apnea world … Full summary

Deep water freediving exposes its practitioners to a form of narcosis, which induces several symptoms, among which a feeling of euphoria and levity that earned this phenomenon its nickname of “raptures of the deep”. 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.

Director: Julie Gautier
Writer: Julie Gautier
Cast & Crew: Axelle Gonay, Fursy Teyssier, Gaetan Baldy, Gilles Lemaire, Guillaume Néry, Jacques Ballard, … Full cast & crew
Cast & Crew: Axelle Gonay, Benjamin Lecuyer, Fursy Teyssier, Gaetan Baldy, Gilles Lemaire, Guillaume Néry, Jacques Ballard, Jérôme Lozano, Julie Gautier, Laurent Parisi, Vincent Arnardi