“The Robottina, searching for the peace of the silence”, by Elena Del Mar Productions.
“The noise had disappeared. And down there, in the depths of the sea, the peace of silence was singing a new melody in my heart”.
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A Little Robot dreams of the peace of silence, but wakes up in the midst of the city’s noise. Through a frantic run, it finally reaches the depths of the sea, where the peace of silence begins to play a new melody in its heart.
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The film tells the story of a Little Robot searching for the peace of silence in a world dominated by noise. After a frantic run to escape the chaos of the city, it discovers in the depths of the sea a new form of freedom. Through underwater dance – a new form of athletic, artistic, and spiritual expression – the Little Robot surrenders to the silence of Ocean, finally able to truly feel itself and the magic of all things. But peace doesn’t last: a new threat soon emerges in this newly discovered world – the presence of plastic waste in the ocean.
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The film was shot in Gran Canaria and required intense training for the protagonist and her team, a necessary sacrifice in service of protecting the beauty of our beloved ocean.
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Technical details: what you will see is an artistic, athletic and spiritual performance. It is still an experimental dance and we strongly suggest not to imitate it.
Elena Del Mar’s underwater dance is realized between 10 and 15 metres underwater for a period of 1.30/2.00 minutes per session, with the help and supervision of two assistant freedivers, using only the lung and breathing abilities of the underwater dancer, without auxiliary oxygen.
The aquatic scenes have no choreography or techniques of terrestrial dance; they are the result of the dancer’s spontaneous movements in connection with the Ocean.
Movements have not been sped up or slowed down, the rhythm is totally natural and original.
This particular dance is the purest form of meditation Elena has ever experienced.
Not all things can be explained.
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WARNING: The video was made by expert freedivers. Do not imitate without the assistance of professional freedivers.
Director Biography – ELENA DEL MAR
Ph.D. in Environmental Law (La Sapienza, Roma), she became a Professor at the ULPGC (Gran Canaria) in 2024.
An idealist and lover of nature and the Ocean, she has written and published monographs and legal articles on climate change, human rights and renewable energy, the defence of marine biodiversity and underwater heritage.
She became one of the pioneers of underwater dance, practising it not only as an athletic and artistic form but also as a spiritual one, given her long experience in meditation and yoga.
In 2023 she released her first underwater short movie, “From Pain to Beauty”, which went on to win more than 20 international awards.
Her films speak of the healing of the soul, the magnificence of the Ocean, and the urgent environmental issues that affect marine life.
Assisted by a team of experienced photographers, underwater videographers, freedivers and colourists, she has produced the following movies since November 2023:
1- From Pain to Beauty (23.11.2023) -Short movie
2- Dancing in the Abysses (29.02.2024) -Short movie
3- The Robottina, searching for the peace of the silence (13.07.2024) -Short movie
4- Elogio a la Diversidad (2025) – Supported by the Canary Islands Government in the Agenda 2030 projects (Canarias 2030) -Long movie
