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March 2 - 5, 2023

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Maidentrip

Embarking On A Voyage All Her Own

  • Director: Jillian Schlesinger
  • Writers: Laura Dekker, Penelope Falk, and Jillian Schlesinger
  • Type: Documentaries
  • Year: 2014
  • Country: US
  • Language: English, Dutch with English subtitles
  • Length: 82 minutes

For Young Audiences

15-year-old Laura Dekker sets out – camera in hand – on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. In the wake of a year-long battle with Dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, Laura now finds herself far from land, family, and unwanted attention, exploring the world in search of freedom, adventure, and distant dreams of her early youth at sea.

Preceded by Makers short on Tavi Gevinson – Fashion Blogger and Feminist

Date: Saturday, February 8, 3PM
Location: Lehman Auditorium, 202 Altschul Hall 

Director Jillian Schlesinger and producer Emily McAllister will join the audience for a discussion following the film.

Editor: Penelope Falk
Cinematographer: Hillary Spera
Executive Producers: Louis Venezia, Rebecca Ritchie Brower, Gill Holland and Dominic Cicere
Producers: Alex Halpern, Jillian Schlesinger and Emily McAllister
Featuring: Laura Dekker

 

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