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Hold your breath. Thai cave rescue hero Dr Richard “Harry” Harris takes on his most perilous adventure yet in Jennifer Peedom’s latest nail biter (Sherpa, Mountain, River).
In a remote part of New Zealand’s South Island, “Harry” and his fellow underwater obsessives set out to dive what could be the deepest-dived cave system in the world. Controversially, they plan to use hydrogen as a breathing gas – its explosive nature adding to the many hazards the close-knit team faces. As the 2019 Australian of the Year prepares to confront the dark waters and life-threatening cold, he questions the costs of his passion. Award winning director, Peedom captures the tension, euphoria and mateship of this endeavour using Harris’s own vertigo-inducing cave footage, along with striking above-ground imagery and a compelling score.
Jennifer Peedom has crafted some of the country’s most eye-opening and successful works of documentary, including Sherpa (2015), Mountain (2017) and River (2021). Working here with the sublime cinematography of Benjamin Dowie (Embrace Kids, 2022) and an enthralling score by award-winning composer Anthony Partos (Animal Kingdom; The Rover), she captures the dangers lurking in the waters as well as the camaraderie and nervous excitement that come with thrill-seeking. But Deeper goes beyond the superficial pleasure of risk – it’s also a sensitive examination of the profound yearning that compels a person to plunge into such a daring feat.
DR RICHARD "HARRY" HARRIS
Dr Richard “Harry” Harris has worked in anaesthesia, diving and aeromedical medicine around the world. An interest in accident investigation, and search and rescue activities has been a theme during his diving and caving career. The 2018 Thai cave rescue was an opportunity to put those skills to work. Harry and his colleagues have explored caves to 285m depth, and shipwrecks to over 150m, in dives lasting over 16 hours. He is an experienced UW photographer and videographer who is now building a career in documentary films.
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