In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret followed by hundreds of sharks… The photographer, diver and biologist Laurent Ballesta, with his team, wanted to better understand what motivates these fish to wait until the exact day of the full moon to spawn all at once! With the help of researchers from the CNRS of Moorea, they dived and conducted numerous experiments to study and witness this unique phenomenon. Taking advantage of this period of incredible richness, Laurent Ballesta did a record dive of 24 hours at over 20 meters.
Crew
Gil Kébaïli
Director, Writer, Production Manager, Settings
Laurent Ballesta
Writer
Angèle Le Névé
Production Supervisor
Yanick Gentil
Camera Operator
Serge Dumont
Camera Operator
Yann Hubert
Camera Operator
Roberto Rinaldi
Camera Operator
Manuel Lefèvre
Camera Operator
Antonin Guilbert
Lighting Camera
Cédric Gentil
Lighting Camera
Simon Dubois
Sound mixer
Florent Blanchard
Sound Recordist
Stéphane Lopez
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