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 off South ...

A recent underwater expedition has revealed a thriving network of creatures at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. These ...

Some traditions should die, but The Last of the Sea Women convinces us that this one absolutely shouldn’t. Why? When these women are underwater, they’re fully in the moment.

The Haenyeo women live their entire lives diving off Jeju Island, 50 miles south of mainland South Korea, spending hours each day harvesting seaweed, abalone, and other food items from the seafloor.

The haenyeo (“sea women”) dive and swim in the depths of the ocean without any breathing gear, harvesting seafood like conch, urchin and octopus, which they sell to support their families.

Around 37 minutes into The Last of the Sea Women, Sue Kim’s stunning documentary now streaming on Apple TV+, Woo Jeong-min dives into a sea so dark that its teal depths look almost solid. As she ...

The discovery challenges "long-standing assumptions about life's potential at extreme depths," study authors said.

BUSAN, South Korea, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Sue Kim's The Last of the Sea Women opens with stunning scenes of a free diver descending to the sea floor, underwater cinematography that would not be out of ...

The women form a tight-knit community that transcends mere vocation; in fact, they refer to what they do as a calling, working as guardians of the sea as much as harvesters.

‘The Last of the Sea Women’ Review: A Deep Dive Into an Underwater Korean Tradition Reviewed online, Oct. 7, 2024. Running time: 87 MIN.