NEWF ULWANDLE LUSHILE
People°s Weather is a broadcast media partner of the Nature, Environment and Wildlife Filmmakers Short Film Festival.
This is a story about the unheard voices of traditional marine fishers. On the doorstep of
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – a nature lover's wonderland that attracts tourists from all over the
world - are the homes of the poorest and most marginalised coastal communities who have a high
dependency on natural resources for survival. In the heart of the most tranquil beaches, we follow
brave village Women as they conquer the harshness of the waves just to provide for their families.
We take a walk in their shoes as they share in on their past and present experiences of the ocean,
the generational access to marine living resources, their indigenous knowledge on the practice of
mussel harvesting and what they hope for in future, especially since they were once criminalised
during apartheid times for wanting to provide
food for their families.