Keyword Under The Sea

Where light breaks into shards is a poetic short film about an encounter between a human and a bladderwrack on the shores of the Baltic Sea. The theme is intepreted through the memories of the sea and it invites the viewer to contemplate ones own relationship towards other species.

A village head's son's accidental death in the sea forces the government to ban fishermen from diving in search of pearls. However, the ban obstructs the main occupation of the villagers.