Earth month film — Last of the Sea Women

The Last of the Sea Women tells the story of a community of grandmother warriors. 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, hardworking women persevere, aided by a younger generation’s fight to revive their ancestral lifestyle through social media. With close friendships, independence and an intense sense of empowerment, the sea women are taking on world powers to protect their beloved ocean and inspiring a new generation.

Director: Sue Kim
Producer: Malala Yousafzai, Erika Kennair, Sue Kim
Cast: Jang Soon-duk, Kang Joo-hwa, Woo Jeong-min

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2025 Earth Month Film Festival

Images Cinema celebrates their annual Festival, this year in an arc of films thinking about how people care for animals and ecosystems and they care for us, from both an agricultural standpoint as well as from a therapeutic standpoint, as well as how caring for and protecting key species allows animals to care for the planet. The festival is running now through April 22.

Festival lineup:

Last of the Sea Women — April 8 at 7 p.m.

On the shores of Jeju Island, a fierce group of South Korean divers fights to save their vanishing culture from looming threats.

Antarctic Voyage — April 14 at 7 p.m.

Director Kevin Schreck will be in attendance

Antarctic Voyage is a new documentary from award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck about a biological research expedition to the remote island of South Georgia, starring charismatic field biologist, Dr. Samantha Monier.

Part modern-day adventure film, part visual tone poem, Antarctic Voyage sheds a light on the current state of the polar region’s majestic wildlife, and the intrepid explorers who are dedicated to preserving and understanding what remains of our fragile, vital natural world, all through a refreshingly unconventional manner from the standard nature documentary genre.

Holy Cow — April 15 at 7 p.m.

Totone, 18 years old, spends most of his time drinking beers and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends. But reality catches up with him: he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way to make a living. He then sets out to make the best Comté cheese in the region, the one that would win him the gold medal at the agricultural competition and 30,000 euros.

Film preceded by a wine and cheese tasting presented by Provisions Williamstown, with High Lawn Farm cheese. Please rsvp for the cheese tasting at https://www.imagescinema.org/movie/high-lawn-farm-cheese-tasting.

Film followed by a discussion with Amye Gulezian, Specialty Foods Operations Manager at High Lawn Farms

Flow — April 20 at 1:30 p.m.

A wondrous journey through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet.

From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.

Singing Back the Buffalo — April 22 at 7 p.m.

Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, Singing Back the Buffalo is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness and a potent dream of what is within our grasp.

In a time of immense environmental degradation and global uncertainty, the buffalo can lead us to a better tomorrow. After a dark recent history, the buffalo herds of North America are awaiting their return, aided by dedicated Indigenous activists, leaders and communities, including award-winning Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard (nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up).

Together with Blackfoot Elder Leroy Little Bear, Hubbard weaves an intimate story of humanity’s connections to buffalo and eloquently reveals how their return to the Great Plains can indeed usher in a new era of sustainability and balance.

On her journey, Hubbard explores the challenges faced by buffalo allies and shares the positive steps already taken towards the ultimate – but uncertain – goal of buffalo rematriation.

Richly visualised and deeply uplifting, Singing Back the Buffalo is an epic reimagining of North America through the lens of buffalo consciousness and a potent dream of what is within our grasp.