Hae-Nyo Women of the Sea

Israel, 2008

I went far following my grandmother’s will. For years her voice echoed in me and led me to a small island in South Korea, to the Hae-Nyo, “women of the sea”. The Hae-Nyo earn their living by free diving to find sea food. Three times I travelled alone to live with them for a few months. My story is woven between Israel and Korea, between death and the comfort of working in the fields, between the fear of diving and the yearning for the sea. The old women taught me to be a Hae-Nyo, to free dive into the deep waters.

Documentary  | Video  |  57   Minutes  |  Color  |  Korean and Hebrew, Hebrew subtitles

Cinematography: Dahlia Gerstenhaber
Editing: Ofra Shahor
Production: Noemi Schory, Belshir International Ltd.
Source: Belshir International Ltd.
Support: Channel 8 – Noga Communication

Screened with the films:
God Forgot Me

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