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Harvester: The California Urchin Diver Experience


"Harvester" is a cinematic ocean documentary that explores the variety of subtle differences that make a California urchin diver's life so unique. Explore the culture of commercial urchin divers and see how they interact within their unique community while balancing work, family, and transition through an array of newly imposed environmental restrictions. The characters lead us past the traditional fisherman stereotypes, revealing the possible end of an era and the creation of a new breed of environmentally conscious divers.

Produced and Directed by Scott Walker and Paul Davies

Winner of Best Student Film at the 2008
Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival