– inspired by true events –
Sora No Umi – The Ocean’s Emptiness tells the moving story of Mayumi’s childhood in 1931. A 10-year-old girl from the Japanese island of Okinawa, who later becomes one of the most committed anti-whaling activists.
Mayumi grows up as a modest fisherman’s daughter in a small village on the coast.
One day Mayumi has an unusual encounter.
One who will change her life forever…
Michele Gentile was born in 1987 in Tübingen. During high school, he began with small film projects. At age 18, he traveled to Australia for one and a half years, returning to Germany to undertake his military service. During his service, he shot his first documentary “On Mission in Kabul” about soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. The film is shown to this day as an educational film in the German military. Shortly thereafter, he volunteered for…
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