Haenyeo
Description
Experience the incredible world of the Jeju Haenyeo in VR. Take in the elements from the Haenyeo perspective, and dive with them as they harvest the sea. Listen to the youngest Haenyeo as she describes her work, community, and identity as one of Korea’s amazing Sea Women, a culture battling to define its place in modern Korea. Added to UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage List in 2016, the female divers on Jeju Island, known as the Jeju Haenyeo, are women who dive for shellfish without the aid of oxygen. The Haenyeo made up of an aging class of women, some as old as 80, spend hours diving in harsh conditions in a tradition that dates back centuries.
What Works Well
This video is a fascinating video diary and documentary that allows the viewer to explore a longstanding Korean tradition through the eyes of one of its few practitioners.
Discipline
- Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Social Sciences
Keywords
biome, diving, estuary, educational media, heritage, jeju island, jungmun, labor, nature, preserve, south korea, tourism, womens studies, unesco
Source
Tribeca Film Institute
Level of Guidance
What does this mean?
The Level of Guidance indicates how much the creator has imbued the video with a sense of at what the viewer should be looking.
For instance, a Level 1 video would mean that the camera has been left in place while life happens around it, allowing you, as the viewer, to simply observe. A Level 2 video might incorporate subtle visual, textual or audible hints or simple transitions. A Level 3 video would rely on a handful of hints and transition. A Level 4 video would employ multiple hints and dialogue. And a Level 5 video would rely on all of the above as well as a narrative arc that pushes the viewer forward.
Another way of looking at this would be how much production went into the video if you are considering making one of your own like it.
Location
Watch in Class
