How do we honour and protect our ancestors and cultural traditions while embracing our post-modern world and lives?

If you are interested in how we can protect people and the planet in these rapidly changing times, listen to my guest Sue Kim, Korean-American filmmaker & director of The Last of the Sea Women.

The first feature from Malala Yousafzai’s new production company, Extracurricular Productions, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the NETPAC Prize for best film from the Asia-Pacific region.

The documentary highlights the haenyeo—or female divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island who for centuries, have been diving to the ocean floor without oxygen to harvest seafood for their livelihood.

Today, this ancient culture is disappearing with most divers now in their elderly years. With environmental threats looming, the haenyeo‘s way of life is in imminent danger.

Sue makes films that celebrate people and ways of life that reflect the dynamic interplay of humanity and the world around us, and show us what we need to be aware of in these changing times so that we look after what is essential to our wellbeing and longevity on a healthy and sustainable planet.

She shows us a world that is held in a delicate balance- where our decisions matter, in order for us to create a future that supports all people and the planet.

You can watch Sue’s film The Last of the Sea Women on Apple TV+

And follow her on Instagram on @suebacca

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