Fish People
Today I watched a documentary called Fish People , six lives transformed by the sea. Presented by Patagonia and directed by Keith Malloy. This film takes you across the globe introducing you to six people and how the ocean plays a major role in their lives.
O’ahu, Hawaii. Kim Werner: Deep sea diver and fishing. Her favorite way of spending time with her dad. She talks about how diving and spear fishing deepened her love connection and appreciation for the ocean. Sometimes she would dive up to 100 feet just to catch her fish and that there was nothing better than sharing it with friends and family. Each catch and outing was new adventure to be shared with people.
Teahupo’o, Tahiti. Matahi Drollet, Surfer : For people in Tahiti, their lives revolve around the ocean . Matahi talks about how his grandfather and father always told him to be humble and to show respect to nature and the ocean. Matahi’s ridden probably one of the biggest waves ever surfed at Teahupo’o at only 16 years old. Matahi talks about how everyday spent in the water whether its a good session or a bad one, always makes him feel better afterward.
Catalina Island, California. Lynne Cox , Endurance Swimmer: She can maintain a stable body temperature with her head out of water in environments as low as 44 degrees Fahrenheit. At the time there was currently only one other person able to do this. She swam the English Channel at fifteen as well as sixteen years old and broke the men’s and women’s world record both times. She was the first person to swim across the Magellan Straights at the tip of South America in Chile. She was also the first person to swim around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. This woman was the first to swim distances in many parts of the world. She talks about how swimming was something she was taught even before she could walk. After her first swim at Catalina Island she knew it was something she wanted to do.
Wollongong, Australia. Ray Collins , Ocean Photographer: Came into photography after a mining accident that put him out of work but turned out fostered one of the best decisions of his life. His journey of photography started out as him capturing surfers. Another photographer talks about how Collin’s would take photos of the same places, at the same times everyday and would always walk away with something different in photographs. Collin’s talks about how he’ll sometimes plan a shoot for 6 weeks before its even shot.
San Francisco, California. Eddie Donnellan , Surfer: Needed an escape when he was a child. He was raised by a single mom and was taught to share any joy in his life. Eddie helps kids by taking them surfing and spending time with them. He’s made a difference in a lot of kids lives. Eddie uses surfing as a way to connect with kids giving them a release to help them cope with different types of trauma. Surfing is therapeutic and helps children with deal with behavioral problems and stress.
Byron Bay, Australia. Dave Rastovich, Surfer: Dave’s probably ridden every type of board you can imagine and every board he ever rode was made to challenge him. Dave talks about learning experiences from elders who surfed before him and how most stoked surfers are not only diverse in their surfing but in their lives as well. People always ask Joel Parkinson who he thinks is the best surfer he’s ever surfed with and he said Dave. Dave didn’t really enjoy surfing for competition and to him surfing is just a matter of opinion. Rastovich talks about how surfing has soothed pains and difficult challenges presented in his life. The ocean has made a huge difference and has been a meaningful part of his life.
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