Intrigue

Karlis Bardelis, the first person to row solo across the Pacific Ocean, embarks on a 715-day, 26,673 km journey from South America to Asia using nothing but human power, braving storms, solitude, and the vast unknown.

"Beyond the Deep" is a documentary about the first person in recorded history to row solo across the Pacific Ocean - from South America to Asia. The expedition lasted 715 days and covered 26,673 kilometers. The film follows Karlis Bardelis, captain of Bored of Borders, a six-time Guinness World Record holder who has spent the past nine years living freedom - traveling the world without a motor, without sails, using only the power of his own body. In "Beyond the Deep," Karlis invites viewers aboard his rowboat Linda for a two-year odyssey across the Pacific. The film offers an intimate look into raw emotions, personal challenges, and the everyday realities of life at sea. From battling unpredictable weather and passing ships to witnessing the untouched beauty of ocean wildlife and remote islands, this journey is as spiritual as it is physical. This is an adventure that invites audiences to connect, marvel, laugh, and be transported - to islands so remote, it would take 80 hours of flying from Karlis' homeland, Latvia, just to reach them. Most of all, it explores a question rarely asked with such honesty: how can one man face the infinite power of the ocean alone, without fear? A powerful and moving story, "Beyond the Deep: Solo Across the Pacific Ocean" is a rare, globally unique achievement. The film is enriched by a powerful original score, composed specifically for the journey by Kaspars Niklasons and Gints Smukais.