But beautiful as the sunset was, extraordinary seems like an illfitting word to describe something that happens every day. The trip, as documented in jillian schlesinger s documentary maidentrip, is really two journeys in onedekker and her sailboat circumnavigating the globe, and dekker growing from an enthusiastic. As the sun set on her fourth day at sea, dekker called the rapidly dying light extraordinary. The trip, as documented in jillian schlesingers documentary maidentrip, is really two journeys in onedekker and her sailboat circumnavigating the globe, and dekker growing from an. Jillian schlesinger s debut feature amplifies lauras brave, defiant voice through a mix of lauras own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate verite footage from locations including the galapagos islands, french polynesia, australia, and south africa. Jan 17, 2014 maidentrip, directed by jillian schlesinger and edited by penelope falk from footage mostly filmed by laura herself, is a record of that meandering 17month voyage. Jillian schlesinger is raising funds for maidentrip. Director jillian schlesinger first read about laura dekker and her battle with the dutch government to sail solo around the world in the new york times in 2009. If you cant get enough mystery and mayhem, youll be all about these crime novel adaptations. To be the youngest person ever to sail around the globe. In the summer of 2009, i read an oped piece in the new york times with the title how young is too young to sail around the world alone.
Her parents, john and paula, had both been sea org workers before she was born, but had left the sea org and were still public scientologists meaning they were still members in good standing, but they didnt work for the church. She is known for her awardwinning documentary maidentrip about laura dekker, the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Maidentrip opens today at the ifc center and will receive a national rollout from first run features. The trip, as documented in jillian schlesinger s documentary maidentrip, is really two journeys in onedekker and her sailboat circumnavigating the globe, and. Sep 14, 2015 maidentrip official trailer laura dekker dir. In a collaboration with first time director jillian schlesinger who was not on board the ship but met up with dekker at a few stops along the way, the young sailor recorded the bulk of. Oct 11, 2014 when 14yearold laura dekker set out in 2012 to become the youngest person to singlehandedly circumnavigate the globe, filmmaker jillian schlesinger documented the remarkable 518day journey. Maidentrip trailers, clips, and more uploaded a video 6 years ago 2. Jillian schlesinger directs a moving documentary about the youngest girl to sail around the world alone.
The design and animation were created by moth collective. Parents need to know that maidentrip is a 20 documentary about a dutch teenager named laura dekker who became the youngest person to sail around the world alone. Maidentrip a film by jillian schlesinger in collaboration with laura dekker. Schlesinger was born in ossining, new york and moved to santa cruz, california as a child. Maidentrip is full of sunsets and dolphins but short on introspection. Jillian schlesinger s inspiring documentary as spirited as its gutsy protagonist opens with a quick recap of that trying chapter via newsreel footage and retrospective comments by laura, then gets to the meat of the storythe journey itself. Laura dekker, dick dekker, babs muller, bruno ottens rated. Maidentrip by jillian schlesinger jillian schlesinger, laura. Jillian schlesingers debut feature amplifies lauras brave, defiant voice through a mix of lauras own video and voice recordings at sea and intimate verite footage from locations including the galapagos islands, french polynesia, australia, and south africa. Mar 27, 2014 jillian schlesinger tells me she began taking scientology courses at only about 12 years of age. If you want to do something, you dont have to know that you can do it, you just have to try. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura found herself far from land and family, with unwanted attention, exploring. Since birth, her world has been whats found before the bow of a sailboat. Maidentrip by jillian schlesinger jillian schlesinger.
In the wake of a yearlong 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. Jillian schlesinger s inspiring documentary as spirited as its gutsy protagonist opens with a quick recap of that trying chapter via newsreel footage. For your average 16year old, the known world is rarely bigger than ones hometown and its surroundings. During interviews, laura uses occasional profanity, including fk and st. Jillian schlesinger talks about sailing around the world with the laura dekker documentary maidentrip. In march 20 maidentrip, a film about dekkers circumnavigation had its premiere at the south by. Jillian schlesinger s documentary maidentrip about laura dekker screens as part of mountainfilm 20. Kirk hanna, the late proprietor of the ranch that bears his familys name, was a charismatic commodities broker who became known, in the late 1980s and 1990s, as an ecorancher for his. Just before the beginning of this decade, there seemed to be an virtual explosion of teenagers attempting to sail alone around the world. Director jillian schlesinger s documentary does a terrific job countering everyones assumptions. Cast and crew credits for maidentrip, 20, directed by jillian schlesinger, with laura dekker, at turner classic movies.
Fourteenyearold laura dekker set out, camera in hand, on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. A 16yearold girls solo sail around the world youtube. Aug 15, 2014 jillian schlesinger maidentrip is a film directed by jillian schlesinger and produced by schlesinger and emily mcallister, with support from louis venezia. Through a mix of footage dekker kept on her personal camera as she kept a video diary and director jillian schlesinger s beautiful filming and filling in of the blanks in the story line emerges an incredible story of an extremely driven teenage girl and her dream of being the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Maidentrip dvd 20 region 1 ntsc laura dekker actor, jillian schlesinger director rated.
Overview of maidentrip, 20, directed by jillian schlesinger, with laura dekker, at turner classic movies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jillian schlesinger lets teen sailor steer the boat in. Why a 14yearold girl decided to sail around the world alone. This is schlesinger s directorial debuther maidenfilm, if you willand whatever laura might think of it, i thought it was pretty damn good. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura found herself far from land and family, with unwanted attention. Schlesinger worked on maidentrip over a period of three years, giving dekker the necessary equipment to film her. Later activities edit in march 20 maidentrip, a film about dekkers circumnavigation had its premiere at the south by southwest film festival in the united states. On the surface, maidentrip is a documentary that recounts the incredible feat achieved by laura dekker, the dutch schoolgirl who became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in january 2012 at age 16. But beautiful as the sunset was, extraordinary seems like an illfitting. Director jillian schlesinger on her debut film maidentrip posted on january 20, 2014 by hillary weston for most of us, we live our lives searching for a place in which we feel at homemost comforted, most ourselves, most alive in our own skin.
Enter laura dekker, the subject of jillian schlesinger s new documentary, maidentrip. Jillian schlesinger picked an extremely ambitious project to start her career. Instead, it is a highseas chanty of a comingofage tale. When and how did you first come across the story of laura dekker. Setting sail, alone, around the world at 14 the new york times. Amazon alexa expanding with upgrade celebrity voices including samuel l. But this is no fighttothefinish quest to break a sports record or perilous struggle for survival against the elements.
Maidentrip a documentary of laura dekkers epic voyageold. Discover 14 year old laura dekkers extraordinary quest to sail around the world alone in this mixed liveactionanimated documentary. She is best known for maidentrip, an immersive chronicle of dutch teenager laura dekkers quest to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Maidentrip 20, mostly shot by dekker and directed by jillian schlesinger, is an 82minute documentary video about this trip. Over the weekend i had a chance to watch maidentrip, the new documentary film about laura dekker, after jillian schlesinger emailed me a private vimeo link on saturday. The documentarian jillian schlesinger first heard about the person who would become the subject of her debut feature, maidentrip, in the news. Dutch teenager laura dekker made international headlines when she fought the courts for the right to sail around the world alone on a boat named guppy. Oct 25, 20 jillian schlesinger is raising funds for maidentrip. Jan 03, 2014 maidentrip is a film directed by jillian schlesinger and produced by schlesinger and emily mcallister, with support from louis venezia. Laura dekker, jillian schlesinger, laura dekker, jillian schlesinger, emily mcallister, jillian schlesinger. This riveting documentary chronicles the life and adventures of 14yearold laura dekker, who set out on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Jillian schlesinger s maidentrip condenses 14yearold laura dekkers quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world down to a breezy 80 minutes, which isnt to say its.
In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura explores the world in search of freedom and adventure. Maidentrip 2014, directed by jillian schlesinger movie. It was the end of a dream that i had as a child, and the beginning of my life as a sailor, says laura dekker, the reallife heroine of jillian schlesingers documentary maidentrip. Jillian schlesinger is an independent filmmaker whose collaborative youthdriven work tell intimate stories of adolescence through the eyes of those living it. Jillian schlesinger s first feature, made in collaboration with dekker and composed largely of footage that the hardy adventurer shot herself, is both lowkey and lyrical as it focuses on the. Jan 15, 2014 jillian schlesingers maidentrip condenses 14yearold laura dekkers quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world down to a breezy 80 minutes, which isnt to say its. In maidentrip, around the world in 80 minutes the village voice. Jillian schlesingers documentary maidentrip follows laura dekker, a teenager with sailing in her blood who sets off on a twoyear journey around the world with just herself and her vessel. Jan 16, 2014 directed by firsttimer jillian schlesinger, maidentrip tells the story of 14yearold laura dekker, a dutch teenager who endured a highly publicized custody battle with the child welfare.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Director jillian schlesinger on her debut film maidentrip. Maidentrip is a cleareyed chronicle of dekkers recordbreaking voyage. Discussing maidentrip with director jillian schlesinger january 18th, 2014 6.
Fourteenyearold laura dekker sets out, camera in hand, on a twoyear voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. Aside from this brief language, this wonderful documentary shows what happens when someone lives in. In 2009 zac sunderland, a 17yearold from southern california, became the youngest person to solo circumnavigate. In the wake of a yearlong battle with dutch authorities that sparked a global storm of media scrutiny, laura now finds herself far from land, fami. Enter laura dekker, the subject of jillian schlesingers new documentary, maidentrip. Jillian schlesinger s documentary maidentrip follows laura dekker, a teenager with sailing in her blood who sets off on a twoyear journey around the world with just herself and her vessel. As she travels more than 25,000 miles she describes her emotions along the way, and captures footage of natural wonders from every corner of the globe. This is schlesingers directorial debuther maidenfilm, if you willand whatever laura might think of it, i thought it was pretty damn good.
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