"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 ...

A group of Haenyeo pose for photographers as they perform a demonstration during a media event on November 6, 2015. The term "Haenyeo," or "sea women," refers to women who use free-diving techniques ...

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 ...

South Korean authorities launched an international investigation after a package containing 20kg of ketamine was discovered ...

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,” ...

A decade after becoming the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner in history, Malala Yousafzai is beginning her career as a film producer with the documentary “The Last of the Sea Women,” which premiered ...

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 ...