Primary Cast:
Gae Jung Kim, Bang Gil Ko, Daek Su Ko, Bok Yoel Lee, Bok Sun Kang, Hwa Kang Oh
Director:
Liz Chae
Producer:
Liz Chae
Co-Producer:
Hwa Jeong Lee
Executive Producers:
Kenneth K. Chae, Nam Im Yoon
Director of Photography:
Dae In Kim
Underwater Cinematography:
Gun Tae Kim
Music:
Joel Douek
Associate Producer:
Jesse Whitnall
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Browse Films | Films: Beginning With L | Section: Shorts in Competition: Documentary | BackThe Last Mermaids
(The Last Mermaids)
In Korean (Jeju Island Dialect) with English subtitles.
Plays In: Shorts: Time Will Tell
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Shorts in Competition: Documentary
[SWAKE] | 2008 | 19 min | Short Documentary
Directed by: Liz Chae
South Korea, USANorth American Premiere
Interests: About Family, Asian, Documentary, Family, Family Friendly, Female Director(s), WomenCast & Credits
Program Notes
Generation after generation, the women of Jeju Island have survived by becoming Haenyos (women sea divers). Director Liz Chae spent months living with the chief of one of the last remaining Haenyo tribes. For 2,000 years, the Haenyos of Jeju have fought men, governments, and armies to protect their right to make a living from the sea. Now they want the tradition to stop. These are The Last Mermaids.
Note: This film will screen as part of the Shorts: Time Will Tell program.
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