SA short film wins gold at International Tourism Film Festival
WATCH | SA short film nominated for Oscar award
The short film features 29-year-old shark attack survivor Caleb Swanepoel.
It explores his emotional return to the ocean and swimming with sharks, after his life-changing experience in June 2015.
Caleb Swanepoel, the film's star, says the survivor mindset helped him get to where he is now.
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