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Breathing Underwater Episodes 1-3 - Triple Octopus, The Blue Cave & Labyrinth

Episodes 1-3 of Breathing Underwater - The Culture Cave Dives Deeper Documentary Series.
Triple Octopus, The Blue Cave & Labyrinth - 3 feature film parts - the first half of the series Breathing Underwater.
1. TRIPLE OCTOPUS: Dive Deeper with Presenter, Adventurer & Scuba Diver Gabriella White MCIJ in this exciting new series where she interacts with octopi around the islands of Okinawa.
2. THE BLUE CAVE: Dive Deeper with Presenter, Adventurer & Scuba Diver Gabriella White MCIJ in this exciting new series where she enters an ancient azure blue underwater cave in Okinawa (extended episode).
3. LABYRINTH: Dive Deeper with Presenter, Adventurer & Scuba Diver Gabriella White MCIJ in this exciting new series where she explores Labyrinth on the Island of Minnajima, Okinawa.

  • Gabriella White
    Director
  • Gabriella Wincey White
    Writer
  • Gabriella Wincey White
    Producer
  • Gabriella Wincey White
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Feature, Music Video, Short, Television, Web / New Media, Other
  • Genres:
    ocean, nature, documentary, environmentalism, adventure, diving, sea, lifestory, autobiographical, music, inspiration, thriller, cave, cavediving, climatechange, coral, environment, environmental, environmentalawareness, ngo, natural, autobiography, nonfiction, femalempowerment, femaledirector, britishadventurer, dutchdiver, cavediver, openwaterdiving, openwaterdiver, scuba, scubadiver, lifestories, oceansports, adventuresports, coralfarm, humanitarianism, planet, earth, planetearth, amnestyinternational, starfish, shrimp, sealife, bridge, inspiring, inspirational, time, carpediem, mermaid, boatdiving
  • Runtime:
    2 hours 10 minutes 14 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 25, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands, United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (Go Pro)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Amnesty International Film Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    February 2, 2025
    Amnesty International
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Gabriella White

I am an independent filmmaker and life-long journalist with a passion for nature, adventure, world cultures, music, the ocean, environmentalism, human rights and our connection to the planet and each other, with an element of spirituality.

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Director Statement

In 2023 my direction changed as I was drawn to adventure sports: deep-diving, specifically. I started making my own feature-films, starting with a short-film pilot "prelude" feature to Breathing Underwater entitled "The Culture Cave Dives Deep: A Short Feature Film: Dive Logs #10 & #11 - Magical Encounters" .

Pilot available here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phJ4IndIPRc&t=3s
(Running time: 16 min 46s)

I went on to document my journey in a feature film series thereafter and now produce ocean documentaries using an ethereal cinematography style in which I am the protagonist. I film, direct, narrate and produce these feature films. My series Breathing Underwater was discovered and selected by Amnesty International for their Film Festival taking place in Tokyo 2/2/2025. Breathing Underwater is the chosen feature film series, in which I advocate for and illustrate breathtaking experiences and interactions in the ocean with the running theme of environmentalism, a core human right.

This Submission consists of 3 episodes, part of the Breathing Underwater Series. Episodes 1-3, part of the series Breathing Underwater. Please copy and paste the following 3 links to access parts 1-3 as follows:

EPISODES
Episode 1: Triple Octopus
https://youtu.be/hBJ4W9Zy0WM
(Running time: 34min 38s)

Episode 2: The Blue Cave
https://youtu.be/tRY48rvYNWs
(Running time: 51min 29s)

Episode 3: Labyrinth
https://youtu.be/bl1YvGv5cOw
(Running time: 44min 7s)

The complete Breathing Underwater Series playlist can be accessed here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvDwufqRtwzq9DTtucWdx7E7dDAPAN5bK

(Episodes 1-3 total running time: 2hr 10min 14s)