Ama, an ode performed underwater by Julie Gautier
Ama, an ode performed underwater played and directed by deep sea diver and filmmaker Julie Gautier.
Over five minutes, the piece follows Gautier as she dances underwater.Performed in the worldfs deepest pool in Italy, Gautier holds her breath for the duration of the film, only allowing herself to open her lungs when she rises to the surface at the culmination of her beautifully choreographed routine. Named gAmah, the film draws its title from C, a Japanese term that refers to pearl divers and which translates literally to mean sea maiden.
The gFor this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not too heavy, I plunged it in the water.hpractice of ama is said to be over 2000 years old, and traditionally the women it refers to would dive without scuba gear or air tanks, making it the precursor of the modern free dive movement which Gautier is a part of.
Gautier gives no explanation of the meaning behind eAmaf, except to say that gIt tells a story everyone can interpret in their own way, based on their own experience. There is no imposition, only suggestion.h Opening with unbroken eye contact in the rain, we suddenly find ourselves immersed in water, at the bottom of a pool. gI wanted to share my biggest pain in this life with this film,h Gautier writes.
gFor this is not too crude, I covered it with grace. To make it not too heavy, I plunged it in the water.h Closing with a note of dedication to gMy tiniest daughterh, Gautier released this film on International Womenfs day stating that it was for all the women of the world.
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