A mother in a remote Colombian coastal village teaches her young daughter to swim so she can harvest piangua shellfish alongside the community.
Cinematography
Underwater shots that feel like entering another world.
Direction
Patient observation without exploitation.
Sound
Ocean as constant, overwhelming presence.
Director
Angello Faccini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Piangua harvesting is increasingly threatened by climate change and pollution, making this document of traditional practice quietly urgent.
Faccini and Isa spent months embedded in the community; Dulce's family participated in shaping how their story was told.