Apple Original Films celebrates the world premiere of “The Last of the Sea Women” at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Apple Original Films celebrates the world premiere of “The Last of the Sea Women” at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

“The Last of the Sea Women” premieres globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 11

Today at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Apple Original Films celebrated the world premiere of the highly anticipated documentary film “The Last of the Sea Women,” premiering globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 11, 2024.

Attendees at “The Last of the Sea Women” premiere event included award-winning director Sue Kim, producer Malala Yousafzai, film subjects Lee Hee Soon and Jang Soon Duk, editor Erin Casper, cinematographer Iris Ng and more.

In “The Last of the Sea Women,” an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors wage a spirited battle against vast oceanic threats. Often called real-life mermaids, the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island are renowned for centuries of diving to the ocean floor — without oxygen — to harvest seafood for their livelihood. Today, with most haenyeo now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, their traditions and way of life are in imminent danger. But these fierce, funny and  hardworking women refuse to give an inch, aided by a younger generation’s fight to revive their ancestral lifestyle through social media. Peering into what drives haenyeo young and old, this moving documentary zeroes in on their tight-knit friendships, savvy independence and infectious sense of empowerment, unfolding into an uplifting tale of women taking on world powers to protect their beloved ocean and inspiring a new generation.

An Apple Original Film hailing from A24 and Extracurricular, “The Last of the Sea Women” is directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Sue Kim, produced by Malala Yousafzai and Erika Kennair and executive produced by Nicole Stott, Emily Osborne, Harry Go, Marissa Torres Ericson.

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