A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, follow a unique tradition to put food on the table: They freedive to depths of nearly 33 feet (10 meters) without using any special equipment.

A group of women around 70 years old laugh and sing on a beach in Jeju, an island off South Korea, preparing to spend the day diving for shellfish. Moments later, they’ll plunge into frigid waters as ...

Sue Kim’s documentary provides a lively look at an aging-out — yet active — community of traditional female marine-life harvesters on Jeju Island. Considering themselves “guardians of the sea,” ...

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 place ...

Sue Kim directs the feature, which will debut at TIFF 2024. The tradition of South Korean haenyeo is now being brought to the big screen. Director/executive producer Sue Kim helms the ...

One of this year’s acclaimed Oscar-contending documentaries goes below the waves with a remarkable community of women free divers off the coast of South Korea. They’re formally known as “haenyeo,” but ...

BY Captain Bobbie Scolley, U.S. Navy (ret.) and Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, U.S. Navy (ret.)For more than six decades, ...

"Being a haenyeo is a calling." Apple TV has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled The Last of the Sea Women, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Sue Kim. A ...

Sue Kim’s documentary follows these brave Haenyeos as they plunge into the chilly waters to harvest sea urchins, conch, abalone and octopus. Wearing only a wet suit, mask and flippers, they descend ...