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The Pearl Button
Why this pick
Its meditative ocean imagery and reflective pace echo Jago’s sense of water as both a physical world and a vessel for memory, survival and human history.
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MOVIE2015 0h 48m GBR
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Why this pick
For the same immersion in extraordinary diving skill and risk, this documentary follows a tightly bonded group confronting a perilous underwater cave expedition.
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Becoming Cousteau
Why this pick
A visually rich portrait of another life shaped by the sea, balancing astonishing underwater exploration with a thoughtful view of obsession, aging and environmental change.
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The Last Ocean
Why this pick
Its stark, magnificent marine landscapes and quietly urgent environmental perspective complement Jago’s reverence for ocean life and the fragile communities dependent on it.
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Fire of Love
Why this pick
Though set around volcanoes rather than the sea, it shares Jago’s spellbinding portrait of a life devoted to a dangerous natural element, told through striking documentary images.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
An award-winning documentary about Rohani, an 80-year-old hunter who dives on a single breath descending to great depths for several minutes. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Togian Islands of Indonesia.