CYR, Mario

CYR, Mario

Canada (1959- )

Last updated: January 3, 2020 at 5:36 am

Cinematographer from the Magdalen Islands; has contributed to over 130 documentary productions; first person to film walrus underwater (1991); one of the five first people to dive with polar bears; protagonist of the documentary series Un homme à la mer (Radio-Canada, 2017), and Under Thin Ice (2019); public speaker; Chief Diver and underwater videographer of the SEDNA IV expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica (National Film Board of Canada); owner of Plongée Alpha.

Plongée Alpha

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