Freedom Diving
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Bronze Award, selected by Final Round Judges Jimmy Gutierrez, Rachel Matlow, Melissa Mbugua, Priska Neely, and Mike Williams.
2022-23 Third Coast/Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Competition2023 / Phoebe Wang / Neena Pathak / Kia Miakka Natisse / Invisibilia, NPR, USA
Winner of the 2022-23 Third Coast/RHDF Competition Best Documentary: Bronze Award, selected by Final Round Judges Jimmy Gutierrez, Rachel Matlow, Melissa Mbugua, Priska Neely, and Mike Williams.
DESCRIPTION
Somewhere in the pandemic and the terrible news cycle, co-host Kia Miakka Natisse got stuck in a butt divet in her couch and an even deeper funk. To break out, she sets out on a journey to the bottom of the ocean, looking for an answer to a single, existential question: can I be safe and free? On her hunt for wisdom, she journeys to Cape Town, South Africa, to dive into the ocean with freediver and self-proclaimed mermaid, Zandile Ndhlovu.
This work was originally featured in the 2022-23 Third Coast Competition Showcase, a new way of celebrating Award-Winners, Finalists & Judges.
Full Credits
Kia Miakka Natisse (Writer & Reporter), Phoebe Wang (Producer & Sound Designer), Ariana Gharib Lee (Producer), Neena Pathak (Supervising Editor), Liana Simstrom (Supervising Producer), James Willetts (Mastering), Katie Daugert, Ayda Pourasad (Fact Checkers)
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Phoebe Wang (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist and works primarily in sound, sculpture, and installation.
Neena Pathak (she/her) is a writer and audiomaker whose work has appeared in podcasts like 99% Invisible, Invisibilia, as well as shows that Neena thinks of as: 'This Invisible Life', 'The Invisibly', 'Invisible Processing', and 'Another Invisible'.
Kia Miakka Natisse (she/her/they/them) is an award-winning artist, journalist, storyteller and mystic.
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