Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video av Aishath Naajila

Designen Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video av Aishath Naajila är en högt ansedd vinnare av den mycket prestigefyllda 2026 A' Design Award i Silver i tävlingskategorin Film-, Video- och Animationsdesign.

SilverFilm· 2026

Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video

av Aishath Naajila

Klient: Two Thousand Isles

Vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver i kategorin Film

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Om Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video

Boktext: Filmen Maldivian Fishermen skildrar traditionellt tonfiskfiske med enkelspö och lina på Maldiverna, en hållbar metod som ofta beskrivs som önationens livsnerv. I generationer har tonfisk varit en basföda som stöttar det dagliga livet över öarna. Genom ett berättande grepp med filmiska bilder och en uppslukande ljuddesign fångar projektet skickliga fiskare som arbetar i en samordnad rytm ombord på en traditionell Dhoni, och lyfter fram upplevelsen på en global scen.

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Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video är vinnare av A' Design Award i Silver, ett utomordentligt prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, hänförande och imponerande designverk i toppskiktet. Silvervinnare är oerhört briljanta och utomordentligt kreativa verk som illustrerar sina formgivares enastående expertis, talang och skarpsinne. Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video förväntas vara ett underbart paradexempel som är anmärkningsvärt professionellt och djupt innovativt. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Silver är en mycket uppmärksammad, beundrad uppfinning som gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Maldivian Fishermen Primär funktion: Video är en skapelse som avundas starkt, som väcker längtan, förmedlar positiva känslor och väcker förundran och häpnad.

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Unika egenskaper: This is an independently produced documentary visual project capturing the traditional pole-and-line fishing practice in the Maldives. Created during COVID-19 while in isolation at sea, it combines cinematography, sound design, and immersive storytelling. Its strength lies in its authenticity, produced within real conditions of isolation, offering an intimate, unfiltered portrayal of Maldivian fishermen. The work stands out for its experiential approach, blending heritage, resilience, and cinematic realism.
Dimensioner & förpackning: Shot aboard a 100-foot pole-and-line fishing dhoni, the project documents Maldivian fishermen working at sea with precise, coordinated movements resembling a disciplined system. Through aerial perspectives, it captures the ocean’s food chain in motion, sharks, skipjack tuna, and fishermen, framing these moments to reflect the deep connection between this traditional practice and the Maldives’ identity and way of life.
Taggar: sustainable, fishing, pole and line, Maldives, tuna, ocean, documentry
Produktionsteknik: Filmed on a Sony A7 III with 35mm, 85mm, and 70–200mm lenses, with aerials via DJI Phantom 4 and underwater footage on a GoPro during freediving, the project was produced independently,covering planning, real-time filming, editing, sound design, and colour grading. An unobtrusive approach allowed fishermen to work naturally, ensuring an authentic, unstaged portrayal without direction.
Designutmaning: The project faced logistical constraints, including limited equipment, a single drone battery requiring precise planning, and long waits for unpredictable moments at sea. The first four days saw no catch due to bait shortages, and underwater footage relied solely on a GoPro. Adapting strategically, key moments were captured to form an authentic narrative of the fishermen’s practice and the ocean’s food chain.
Forskning: Documentary visual research on sustainable pole-and-line fishing in the Maldives. Field-based observation and immersive filming were conducted over 8 days in March 2020 aboard a local fishing vessel during the COVID-19 period. Data was collected through photography, film, aerial, and underwater footage. Participants included local fishermen. The results highlight ecological balance, resilience, and coordination. The impact emphasizes cultural preservation and awareness of sustainable fishing practices.
Inspiration: Inspired by a lifelong curiosity about fishing in the Maldives, the project evolved through Two Thousand Isles, where travel deepened an interest in storytelling and lived experience. While learning freediving, the filmmaker joined an eight-day trip on a local boat, living at sea, waking before dawn and at midnight, eating the catch, and observing the ocean’s food chain in motion.
Projektlängd: Filmed over eight days aboard a fishing vessel in March 2020, during the early stages of COVID-19, the project was later completed with full post-production, editing, sound design, and colour grading, independently carried out later that year.
Arbetsflöde: Operated on a traditional pole-and-line dhoni, the method relies on coordinated teamwork and timing rather than machinery. Fishermen attract skipjack tuna with live bait, triggering a feeding response where fish are hooked individually. Key moments, bait release, surface frenzy, precise catching, transform ocean activity into a sustainable harvest, reducing bycatch and ensuring quality, rooted in skill, patience, and harmony with marine life.
Patent: All the copyrights belong to Aishath Naajila, 2023.
Bildkrediteringar: Videography & Photography: Aishath Naajila