
Those who Choose the Sea · 2025
Those who Choose the Sea (2025) is a Documentary film directed by Jack Lawes, starring Tatiana Mendes.

Those who Choose the Sea (2025) is a Documentary film directed by Jack Lawes, starring Tatiana Mendes.
Inspired by the powerful true story of the Igbo Landing of 1803, where a group of enslaved Africans chose the ocean over slavery. This poetic film follows African freediver Tatiana Mendes as she confronts her own inner turmoil beneath the surface. Through the discipline of freediving, she dives into more than just water. She descends into inherited trauma, ancestral memory, and the quiet violence of modern life.
Tatiana Mendes
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Find a movie by describing itInspired by the powerful true story of the Igbo Landing of 1803, where a group of enslaved Africans chose the ocean over slavery. This poetic film follows African freediver Tatiana Mendes as she confronts her own inner turmoil beneath the surface. Through the discipline of freediving, she dives into more than just water. She descends into inherited trauma, ancestral memory, and the quiet violence of modern life.
Those who Choose the Sea was released in 2025.
The cast includes Tatiana Mendes.