Our ocean is rapidly changing. This short film seeks to immerse you to highlight the beauty and fragility of Kenya’s coastline told through the eyes of those who know it best: the Swahili people.
Suitable for All Ages
11 minutes
English
Additional info
Our Ocean is changing, it’s a global issue that will take all of us working together to try and save it. Along East Africa there is no-one who has witnessed this more than the Swahili people.
Their culture is born of the ocean, it is interlinked with their heritage and many still travel and live off the ocean using methods handed down from their ancestors. Narrated in Swahili, this short film brings together the ocean encounters of respected fishermen from the Lamu Archipelago, sharing their experiences of over half a century sailing these waters, as well as stories from the fathers and grandfathers who taught them their trade. Through their life they have seen drastic changes, they all voiced the same causes of these changes and concern for the ocean; the decrease of fish and increase of pollution.
Most of the coastal communities who live along the Kenyan coast, even many of those who work on our ocean have not had a chance to glimpse the magical underwater world, and how can you desire to protect what you have not seen? Through this film we can share the beauty of the ocean off the northern Kenyan coast, an area rarely filmed. We are showcasing the charismatic marine animals that call this part of the ocean home alongside the issues it’s facing, and being the first film of its kind narrated in Swahili, we hope it will make the impact needed to encourage action.
Categories
Biodiversity, Conservation, Life Below Water, Sustainability, Wildlife Conservation
Countries
Kenya
Production Company
Jahawi Bertolli
Language
English
Year of Production
2020
Parental rating
Suitable for All Ages
Suitable for All Ages
11 minutes
English
Additional info
Our Ocean is changing, it’s a global issue that will take all of us working together to try and save it. Along East Africa there is no-one who has witnessed this more than the Swahili people.
Their culture is born of the ocean, it is interlinked with their heritage and many still travel and live off the ocean using methods handed down from their ancestors. Narrated in Swahili, this short film brings together the ocean encounters of respected fishermen from the Lamu Archipelago, sharing their experiences of over half a century sailing these waters, as well as stories from the fathers and grandfathers who taught them their trade. Through their life they have seen drastic changes, they all voiced the same causes of these changes and concern for the ocean; the decrease of fish and increase of pollution.
Most of the coastal communities who live along the Kenyan coast, even many of those who work on our ocean have not had a chance to glimpse the magical underwater world, and how can you desire to protect what you have not seen? Through this film we can share the beauty of the ocean off the northern Kenyan coast, an area rarely filmed. We are showcasing the charismatic marine animals that call this part of the ocean home alongside the issues it’s facing, and being the first film of its kind narrated in Swahili, we hope it will make the impact needed to encourage action.
Categories
Biodiversity, Conservation, Life Below Water, Sustainability, Wildlife Conservation