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Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
“When ocean explorer and filmmaker Mike deGruy dies unexpectedly in an accident, his wife returns to the edit room to make a film.”
7.0 / 10• 2020• 1h 23m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy, tells the story of Mike deGruy, an irrepressibly curious and enthusiastic underwater filmmaker who died suddenly in 2012. DeGruy filmed the oceans for more than three decades becoming as famous for his on camera storytelling as for his glorious, intimate visions of the sea and the creatures who live in it. Inspired to share his legacy as a filmmaker and storyteller, and to spread his mission for protecting the ocean, his wife and filmmaking partner Mimi deGruy returned to the edit room to produce Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy.
Cast & Crew
Michael deGruy
Self (archive footage)
LeadGA
Gracie Atkins
Self
PA
Paul Atkins
Self
David Attenborough
Self
James Cameron
Self
FD
Frances DeGruy
Self
MD
Max DeGruy
Self
MA
Mimi Armstrong DeGruy
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mimi Armstrong DeGruy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
