to the delight of the anxious Directors, the freedivers took to the water with excitable levels of relaxation. The true test came when the goggles, masks and nose clips came off and it was time to perform the right moves in cloudy chlorinated 3.5m deep water.
A solid cast of 11 performers was selected including around half WaterMaarq certified freedivers, half Melbourne Freediver club members and a synchronised swimmer that’s professionally trained as an actor.

The weeks leading up to the shoot saw the budding cast attend several in-water rehearsals, a full dress rehearsal and count-down to show time. In the background Jared’s team were busy building sets and coordinating all the logistics involved in putting a film shoot together.

The big day arrived, well the big two days actually. Locatedsunshine, hot drinks flowed and sugary treats were scoffed to feed hungry empty breath-hold stomachs. Knowing that the scenes were laid down, shot and digitised, the talent retreated back to their homes, 25m pools and Port Phillip Bay to continue their normal freediving lives.

Whilst the long process of editing and final production continues, we’ll have to wait until later in 2015 before the final cut is released to the public for scrutiny and enjoyment.

Local Melbourne electronic music duo Robert Smith and Justin Hamilton perform as American Doubles and it’s for the launch of their new EP featuring the single “The Swell” that the Daperis Brothers and local freedivers were put to work.

Described as a groove based electro indie pop sound (think ‘Rufus‘), American Doubles are now, along with