Playing with Sharks (2021)
Documentary
underwatershark
Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon – a marine maverick who forged her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the real sharks for Jaws and famously wore a chainmail suit, using herself as shark bait, changing our scientific understanding of sharks forever.
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Valerie Taylor is a legend among those of us who spend our lives on the water. A woman who'd climb into a chainmail suit and let a shark bite her arm — that's a seafarer of the highest order. Magnificent documentary. The underwater footage she captured for the real Jaws is breathtaking. Shows that the ocean rewards those who approach her with respect, not fear.