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WATERBEAR
the black mermaid
This is a story never told before, but necessary now more
than ever: a modern day tale of the Black Mermaid,
Zandile Ndhlovu, who is changing the perception of the
ocean in her community since 2016, when she overcame
her fears and fell in love with freediving.
Duration Following Zandile’s expedition to see the Sardine Run, this intimate
1x9’ story shows the danger of incomplete narratives, particularly around
Credits Black people and water; unpacking the challenges faced by minorities,
Waterbear who are living one step away from the ocean but often excluded from
“...a modern Original enjoying its natural wonders. Meanwhile Zandile’s grandmother and a
YOP
skipper named Rob who has traversed the ocean for the past 20 years,
2022
day tale of Definition offer their view on who the ocean is for and what happens when one
person decides to take racial justice into their own hands.
HD
the Black WATCH VIDEO
Mermaid”
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