"Live for today, for you never know what's coming down the line."
Widescreen wisdom from The Deepest Breath, a gem of a documentary from Kildare writer-director Laura McGann that takes the viewer into the world of freediving - diving on a single breath.
The film tells the story of Alessia Zecchini, an Italian freediving champion seeking to break the world record; and Irishman Stephen Keenan, a renowned safety diver - the watchful eye ready to rescue during any freedive.
Using superb archive footage, McGann explores pushing the body to its absolute limit and the search for meaning in head and heart. In Keenan and Zecchini we meet the most extraordinary of outliers, and the viewers' bond with them is watertight from early on in this profoundly moving experience.
The Deepest Breath will leave you full of admiration and gratitude - and also asking whether you are making the most of your own precious time.
Watch it, wonder and recommend it to someone else.
The Deepest Breath is on Netflix now and in selected cinemas.
