Dolphin Man tells the life story and legacy of Jacques Mayol, the greatest freediver in recorded history, whose life became the inspiration for Luc Besson’s cult-movie “Le Grand Bleu”. It follows Mayol’s footsteps in Europe, North America and Japan, immersing viewers into the sensory and transformative experience of freediving. Dolphin Man takes us on a journey through Mayol's extraordinary life. Born in Shanghai in 1927 to French parents, he was taught to dive by Japanese fishermen, but for a great part of his life, was unable to stick to a country, profession, or family. His fascination with the sea evolved in the 50’s, through a close friendship with a dolphin at the Miami Seaquarium. He took up free-diving at 40 yrs old, breaking the 100 meter barrier a decade later.Travelling between Italy, France, the US and Japan, he revolutionized the sport by blending yoga and meditation with ultra-sophisticated Western technology and science. In a world defined by pure competition, he brought spirituality and wide-reaching consciousness about our need to reconnect with nature.Freediving and the risk of death became his way of engaging with the world and bringing moral seriousness to his life. In 1988, the film "Le Grand Bleu" propelled him into world stardom. Inspired by the French freediver's life and profound affinity with the sea, the film impacted on thousands of young people across the world, who embraced Mayol’s vision of the sea as an open welcoming world, a matrix where we can discover our true selves. The film retraces Mayol’s journey, to explore how he continues to affect and inspire thousands across the world. It transports viewers into a sensory world of adventure, extreme beauty and danger.