Aug 6, 2025
The Last of the Sea Women
A Legacy Beneath the Waves On the rugged shores of Jeju Island, a vanishing tradition clings to life — embodied in the haenyeo, South Korea’s legendary female free divers. The Last of the Sea Women (2024), a stirring documentary by director Sue Kim, plunges viewers into the underwater world of these extraordinary women, who have spent generations harvesting abalone, sea urchins, conch, and other…