Freediving royalty William Trubridge and actress Sachiko Fukumoto will do anything to bring their baby into their world: the ocean.
Unable to give birth in the ocean, their favourite place, freediving superstars William Trubridge and Sachiko Fukumoto return to William's family home in the hope of having a water birth.
The couple share stories of their connection to the water, concerns for their child's future relationship with the sea and incredible footage of William's dramatic underwater swim of the Cook Strait.
Dive into a visually remarkable journey.
The pair met in 2016 in the Bahamas at Vertical Blue, a freediving competition. Photo: Supplied to RNZ by Loading Docs
Documentary Details
Director: Katherine McRae
Katherine McRae is an actress, writer, teacher, and director. She directed theatre before directing television from 2007. She worked for South Pacific Pictures for seven years on Nothing Trivial, Shortland Street, and Go Girls.
In 2012, Katherine and producer Migiwa Ozawa made a short documentary for Tagata Pasifika on Willy & Annie Crummer at a music festival in Malaysia. Katherine short film Abandon Ship screened at festivals including Toronto's TIFF Kids Film Festival and the LA International Women's Film Festival.
Katherine continues to direct theatre (Burn Her at Circa Theatre, August 2019) and act, most recently in telefeature Catching the Black Widow and the feature film Vai.
Producer: Migiwa Ozawa
For Migiwa Ozawa, film is about the balance of curiosity, passion, and culture. She has been producing and promoting film in New Zealand for over 20 years.
Migi has worked on feature films like The Last Samurai and television shows like Xena: Warrior Princess as well as producing documentaries and television, and developing feature projects.
She is best known for producing scores of Japanese TVC here in New Zealand. As a tireless ambassador for the industry, Migiwa has represented New Zealand at many international film and trade events.
Migiwa is executive producer of TUTU, a hub for film projects as well as a talent agency for Japanese cast. The name means mischief in Māori and harmonious in Japanese. She also just enjoys Tutu-ing around.
