Diving Women of Jeju-do
Jeju-do is the largest of Korean islands and lies between Korea and Japan. There, for hundreds of years, women dive without breathing apparatus, to the ocean floor and collect shellfish, octopus, and urchins that they sell. The divers are in their sixties and seventies and their daughters do not want to inherit their work, lifestyle, and health problems that go with diving. As a filmmaker I was privileged to meet many of these women and dive with them. Their stories of hardship and pride confirmed my desire to record this unique and ancient tradition.
0Trailers & Clips
More Like This
BloodWork: The Ana Mendieta Story
2009
Tokyo Girls
2000
Tales of Mexico
2017
A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story
2015
Brand: A Second Coming
2015
Mavis!
2015
Island of the Hungry Ghosts
2019
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
The Lifeguard
2011
Family Portrait in Black and White
2011
Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams
2006
Raising Renee
2011
Tango Dream
1985
Who's Afraid of the Bogeyman
1989
Nude Portraits – Gundula Schulze
1984
Berliner Zeitzeugen aus dem antifaschistischen Widerstand
1993
The Female Lead - A Selection of Portraits
2017
Ultimate Christian Wrestling
2013
Vannacht worden we Vrouwen
2013
Rio 2016
2014