From the archaeological remains of an ancient Greek colony in Southern Italy to contemporary shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea, Other Than Our Sea traces a history of journeys shaped by exploration, displacement and conflict. Fragments of classical literature, ethnographic cinema and contemporary news footage converge in a layered visual narrative, bringing ancient mythologies into dialogue with the realities of forced migration across the Mediterranean.

A voice recalls the myth of the Pleiades, seven sisters transformed into a constellation whose appearance in the night sky was associated with the Mediterranean sailing season. Another narrator tells the story of Mother Water, a figure rooted in narratives of enslavement, where the ocean becomes a place of refuge, spiritual return and collective memory. These mythological and historical narratives intertwine with contemporary images of dangerous crossings from North Africa towards Europe, evoking the countless lives lost at sea.

Through fragmented imagery, archival manipulation and sound collage, Other Than Our Sea explores the Mediterranean as a space of profound contradictions: a route of discovery and exchange, but also a contested border marked by violence, disappearance and loss. The journey unfolds as a passage into the unknown, where ancient and contemporary histories converge, and where the promise of freedom remains inseparable from the possibility of death.

The film reflects on the enduring relationship between mythology, migration and the sea, questioning how collective memory is shaped by the stories we tell about those who travel, those who arrive and those who disappear.