Next week marks the release of an independent documentary about cave diving in Northern Florida. "Facing Darkness," is filmmaker Nathalie Lasselin's 45-minute documentary featuring cave explorers Lamar Hires (of Dive-Rite), Jim Bowden, John Orlowski, and others.I've never gone cave diving, having thought the better of it when I learned of its dangers, but that only adds to my interest of seeing this film. The trailer looks enticing with its crisp, vibrant imagery shot in first- and third-person perspective. The film's web site includes production notes (and photos) but beware the blog unless you're good with French.
The DVD will be released on November 6th for US$25.99 (excluding shipping). No worries, the documentary is in English.
1. Nice find.
From the trailer, I can see at least two caves that Peacock and Ginnie Springs, with most of the footage in the trailier coming from Peacock. Makes me want to go cave diving....looks like I need to plan a trip out HighSprings. Or at least pick up that DVD.
I've meet most of those folks, which isn't difficult considering how small the cave diving community is.
Posted at 11:14AM on Nov 1st 2006 by Bill Reals