Koh Heeyoung
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Koh Heeyoung | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jeju Island |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | Breathing Underwater (documentary film) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 고희영 |
| RR | Go Huiyeong |
| MR | Ko Hŭiyŏng |
Koh Heeyoung (Korean: 고희영) is a South Korean film-maker, who is the director of Breathing Underwater, a documentary on haenyo.[1][2] Its production was part of wider efforts to raise awareness of, and UNESCO listing for the culture of haenyo.[3][4] The film premiered at the Korean Cultural Centre Australia.[5] Another early screening was also held at the London Korean Film Festival.[6]
Born in Jeju, where the haenyo are from, Koh spent seven years collecting footage.[1] 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.[7]