Maidentrip

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Dutch
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Jillian Schlesinger
CAST INCLUDES:
Laura Dekker, Dick Dekker, Kim Dekker

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Jillian Schlesinger's debut feature took home the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival. It follows 14-year-old Laura Decker, who sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Heralded as "potent" and "inspiring" by Time Out New York, it eloquently amplifies Laura's brave, defiant voice through a mix of Laura's own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate vérité footage from locations including the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa.

SYNOPSIS

14-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.

Maidentrip

    Genre
    Documentary
  • |
    • Runtime
    82 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    NR
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    United States
  • |
    • Languages
    English, Dutch
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Jillian Schlesinger
CAST INCLUDES
Laura Dekker, Dick Dekker, Kim Dekker
Jillian Schlesinger's debut feature took home the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival. It follows 14-year-old Laura Decker, who sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Heralded as "potent" and "inspiring" by Time Out New York, it eloquently amplifies Laura's brave, defiant voice through a mix of Laura's own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate vérité footage from locations including the Galapagos Islands, French Polynesia, Australia, and South Africa.

14-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.

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