In The Last of the Sea Women, filmmaker Sue Kim dives deep—literally and figuratively—into the world of the haenyeo, South Korea’s legendary sea divers who have been making waves on Jeju ...

The director of the Apple Original Film The Last of the Sea ... women as an adult, Kim remains in awe of them. “I found out that they were the matriarchs — they literally converted Jeju ...

Around 37 minutes into The Last of the Sea Women, Sue Kim’s stunning ... with minimal tools. It is an aging population. On Jeju Island, where much of the documentary is focused, a reported ...

She is a haenyeo, one of a dwindling number of women on South Korea's Jeju Island who dive without oxygen to harvest abalone, sea urchins, octopus and other sea creatures for their livelihood.

The Gist: “Jeju is famous for three things,” one of the haenyeo says in voiceover, “rocks, wind and women.” Specifically, those women are divers gathering urchins, sea cucumbers ...

Logline: In The Last of the Sea Women, an extraordinary band of feisty ... Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving ...

they’re greeted by elder Jeju “aunties” as offering hope that the calling may yet live on. Despite glimpses of undated archival footage, history doesn’t get much attention in “Sea Women.” ...

A breathtaking look at the lives of the Haenyeo – the sea women of South Korea’s Jeju Island. The co-production hails from Extracurricular, the production company of women's rights activist ...

A vanishing way of life is captured in “The Last of the Sea Women.” Sue Kim’s feature directorial debut trains focus on the haenyeo — female divers associated primarily with Jeju Island ...