AMA-SAN

The unknown story of the Ama-San, the “sea women” of Japan who continue a tradition that began 2000 years ago. In Wagu, a small fishing village on the Pacific coast, the women’s maritime life begins when the cherry trees blossom. While men were out hunting or fishing for extended periods of time, women, in order to provide for their families, would dive to catch shellfish. The pearls from the oysters they sold made them a symbol of power, beauty and spirituality. The film follows three of them as they dive in deep water without breathing gear, transcending the limits of their delicate bodies and reaching freedom.