NEWS
AN EDA MOVIE SCREENING
THE DEEP MED
The Emirates Diving Association held the Members’ Movie Screening of 2023 on the 2nd of November at Deep Dive Dubai, showcasing the beautiful documentary film, The Deep Med by Gil Kébaili, and Laurent Ballesta. It was a huge success and declared EDA’s best screening of 2023 with its incredible photography and cinematography. SYNOPSIS People have travelled to the Mediterranean for thousands of years, and it is believed to have no secrets. And yet, far below its surface, lie vast unexplored territories, luxurious gardens worthy of the finest tropical coral 6
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reefs. These natural wonders are inaccessible to the traditional diver, set in a twilight zone between 60 and 120m, where there is less than 1% of sunlight. If diving at such depths is always a challenge, staying there is regarded a fantasy, but this utopia becomes a reality in The Deep Med. In the tradition of Jacques Cousteau and his “homes under the sea”, Laurent Ballesta’s team undertake a new world-record setting mission in July 2019: to spend 28 days in a pressurised 55sqft capsule allowing them to dive into the 100m zone as they wish, in complete freedom and without time constraints.
From Marseille to Nice, the 4 adventurers reveal the remarkable treasures of biodiversity hidden in the Mediterranean, and study the unknown ecosystems of its depths. WANT TO JOIN OUR EVENTS? EDA Movie Screenings are only accessible to EDA members. Members must register by email to join our social events, or to receive the special link (subject to availability) to view the films online. Visit our website to acquire EDA membership, or to renew it, here: www.emiratesdiving.com/membership-form
