Sea Lovers (2020)
For most of our history, the ocean has been regarded as, if not a barrier, an adversary: something to be simultaneously exploited and feared. Ingo Niermann asks us to rethink our response to the fearful oceans, in hope of finding its hidden soul and reaching an understanding with it. In Sea Lovers Niermann offers us a whole chest of new models for reading, touching and feeling the sea. As the seaside theme parks of the early 20th century offered us a safe encounter with the novel and unsettling technologies of the age, could an underwater amusement park allow us closer interpersonal connection with other lifeforms? And just as the domestication of animals into emotional and affective companions made the forests ‘safe’ for our comprehension, could dolphins or cephalopods become our guides to the watery depths that were once our home? Could the salty touch of the ocean itself soften us towards accepting its wild and all-encompassing embrace?
Cast
- Anna María Millán
- Chus Martínez
- Franziska Aigner - Narrator
- Dan Bodan - Narrator
Screenplay
- Ingo Niermann
- Ingo Niermann (Original Story)
- Marah J. Hardt (Original Story)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Sea Lovers about?
- For most of our history, the ocean has been regarded as, if not a barrier, an adversary: something to be simultaneously exploited and feared. Ingo Niermann asks us to rethink our response to the fearful oceans, in hope of finding its hidden soul and reaching an understanding with it. In Sea Lovers Niermann offers us a whole chest of new models for reading, touching and feeling the sea. As the seaside theme parks of the early 20th century offered us a safe encounter with the novel and unsettling technologies of the age, could an underwater amusement park allow us closer interpersonal connection with other lifeforms? And just as the domestication of animals into emotional and affective companions made the forests ‘safe’ for our comprehension, could dolphins or cephalopods become our guides to the watery depths that were once our home? Could the salty touch of the ocean itself soften us towards accepting its wild and all-encompassing embrace?
- Who directed Sea Lovers?
- Sea Lovers was directed by Ingo Niermann.
- Who stars in Sea Lovers?
- Sea Lovers stars Anna María Millán, Chus Martínez, Franziska Aigner, Dan Bodan.
- How long is Sea Lovers?
- Sea Lovers has a runtime of 19m (19 minutes).
- What genre is Sea Lovers?
- Sea Lovers is a Documentary, Science Fiction film.