Author's origin: France.
Filming location: Polynesia, Mayotte, and Madagascar.
Duration: 6 minutes.
Special mention from the jury for filming the beauty of large cetaceans.
A musical tribute to whales, the ancestral guardians of the ocean, who have lived in harmony for more than 40 million years.
Through beautiful underwater images and an immersive soundtrack, the work invites us to reflect on humanity's relationship with nature and the impact of our presence on marine ecosystems.
Poetic and moving, Les gardiennes de l'Océan is a hymn to freedom and respect for marine life, a visual plea to let whales—the true protectors of the ocean—live in peace, as they have done since the dawn of time.