"Ocean Men" Converted to HDTV; Available for Worldwide Television

Janson Media today announced the release of Ocean Men: Extreme Dive to television markets worldwide. This Giant Screen Film, recently converted to HDTV, tells the fascinating story of two divers and their unique relationship to the sea. Their goal - dive deeper than anyone has ever gone before on a single breath of air. For more than ten years, world champion freedivers Pipin Ferreras and Umberto Pelizzari have been vying for world records. The 480-foot mark has already been passed but their journey into the deep continues. Their love of the sea and passion to push their own physical limits to the extreme is what unites these two rivals. However, it is their different personalities and opposing diving philosophies that separate them. Pipin is the 'No Limits' man who wants to go deeper and deeper. Umberto, the purist, seeks harmony in the ocean's depth. Ocean Men takes viewers into the world of these two awe-inspiring freedivers through the use of breathtaking underwater photography, enchanting music, and insightful animation. Marvelous 3D-graphics escort you on a journey through the divers' bodies and show the original diving reflex, which is carried by sea mammals and humans alike. Jacques Mayol - the father of freediving - introduces us to the film's freediving heroes, Cuban-born Ferreras and Italian-born Pelizzari. Both divers attempt new freediving records using very different means to reach their goal. The audience witnesses each diver strive to reach his personal best. Yet, in the end the most rewarding accomplishment is not the record, but the journey itself. Ocean Men won the Public's Choice Prize at the 7th Annual La Geode Film Festival in 2002. The 40-minute film is now available exclusively from Janson Media for worldwide television licensing.