Our Odyssey
A film by Omiros Evangelinos
Produced by Aegean Odyssey documentary productions
In association with Cousteau Divers a non-profit organization, which its main purpose is to study and protect marine life worldwide.
Τhe five-year odyssey of filmmaker Omiros Evangelinos while sailing on board a former fishing caique, through the islands of the Cyclades, investigates the matter of overfishing and the struggle of artisan fishermen throughout the Aegean Sea. In his voyage he documents a chaotic state of anarchy, where pirate fishing methods, like the use of dynamite and intense industrial fishing, have depleted this once rich sea.
Along the way, the news of a conservation project initiated by Pierre-Yves Cousteau brings Omiros and his crew to Santorini island. There they witness Pierre’s efforts in uniting the local fishermen together with scientists and local politicians for the making of a Marine Protected Area, one of the few bottom up conservation initiatives in the world…