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Koh Heeyoung (Korean: 고희영) is a South Korean film-maker, who is the director of Breathing Underwater, a documentary on haenyo. Its production was part of wider efforts to raise awareness of, and UNESCO listing for the culture of haenyo. The film premiered at the Korean Cultural Centre Australia. Another early screening was also held at the London Korean Film Festival.

Born in Jeju, where the haenyo are from, Koh spent seven years collecting footage. In 2019 she was invited to the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Sweden, where an exhibition on the haenyo and a showing of Breathing Underwater were held to commemorate 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Filmography

• 2016 - Breathing Underwater

References

1. ^ Kotzathanasis, Panos (2016-12-13). "Koh Heeyoung's "Breathing Underwater" is a heart-breaking documentary". Asian Movie Pulse. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
2. "Koh Hee-young, Director of Haenyeo Documentary 'Breathing Underwater'". world.kbs.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
3. Service, Korean Culture and Information. KOREA Magazine November 2017. Korean Culture and Information Service.
4. Selection, Seoul (2017-07-01). SEOUL Magazine July 2017. Seoul Selection.
5. "[Cinema Interview] 'Breathing underwater' depicts the underwater life of Korean women divers". SBS Language. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
6. Arts, View of the (2016-11-17). "The 11th London Korean Film Festival: Breathing Underwater". VIEW OF THE ARTS. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
7. "The Exhibition 'Haenyo - Women of the Sea' at Östasiatiska Museet 상세보기|ActivitiesEmbassy of the Republic of Korea in the Kingdom of Sweden". 2024-07-13. Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

External links

• Breathing Underwater | OFFICIAL TRAILER | A film by Hee-young Ko

• Living people
• South Korean women film directors
• People from Jeju Province