Maidentrip is a documentary about 14-year-old Laura Dekkerm, who set 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. It will be screening this weekend at Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, Mo 63119). Showtimes are 7:30 this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings (March 14-16). Admission is:$6 for the general public, $5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools, and $4 for Webster University staff and faculty. The Webster University Film Series site can be found Here http://www.webster.edu/film-series/
Here’s Kathleen Kaiser’s review of Maidentrip that was originally posted here at We Are Movie Geeks on January 16th:
Many of us may remember hearing in 2010 via nearly every media outlet nationwide, that a 14 year old Dutch girl by the name of Laura Dekker, was trying to...
Here’s Kathleen Kaiser’s review of Maidentrip that was originally posted here at We Are Movie Geeks on January 16th:
Many of us may remember hearing in 2010 via nearly every media outlet nationwide, that a 14 year old Dutch girl by the name of Laura Dekker, was trying to...
- 3/13/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A remarkable documentary about a remarkable kid, and an incredibly optimistic look one young person making her dreams come true. I’m “biast” (pro): hooray! a film about a teenage girl having an adventure… and it actually happened
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Laura Dekker dreamed about sailing around the world solo. And between mid 2010 and early 2012, she did just that, and broke records as the youngest person ever to achieve such a feat. She was just 14 when she started, 16 when she finished. And she did it without a support team following her. On the longest leg of her voyage, she spent 47 days at sea nonstop, with not a single other human being for company. (There were always dolphins and seagulls, though.) It took a court battle in her home country of Holland for her and her parents to...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Laura Dekker dreamed about sailing around the world solo. And between mid 2010 and early 2012, she did just that, and broke records as the youngest person ever to achieve such a feat. She was just 14 when she started, 16 when she finished. And she did it without a support team following her. On the longest leg of her voyage, she spent 47 days at sea nonstop, with not a single other human being for company. (There were always dolphins and seagulls, though.) It took a court battle in her home country of Holland for her and her parents to...
- 1/20/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In 2009, a then 13-year-old Laura Dekker announced her intention to sail around the world alone, incurring the wrath of the Dutch court system, whose objections delayed her trip by a year. While this was going on, Jillian Schlesinger, an aspiring filmmaker in New York, heard about Dekker and wanted in on her journey, sending her a personal letter and designs, asking to help Laura tell her story on film. Thus, two parallel journeys were launched, as these two young women embarked on projects they had never undertaken before. The result is the inspiring “Maidentrip,” a collaboration between Schlesinger and Dekker that chronicles Dekker’s journey, and captures her indomitable spirit of adventure. The film is a true creative collaboration: Dekker shot all of the footage at sea herself, with a handheld or mounted camera, while Schlesinger met her during several of her stops at port to film Laura on dry land.
- 1/17/2014
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
Jillian Schlesinger's "Maidentrip," which debuted at SXSW and screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, chronicles Dutch teen Laura Dekker's sail around the globe at age 14, a feat which would win her the title in 2012 of youngest person in history to make the voyage alone. Observant and unassuming, the documentary looks at the significance of Laura's trip not in terms of records, but as a rite of passage, and as a way for the teen to negotiate her past. The film gets the ugly stuff out of the way first. Following Dekker's announcement to sail in 2009, she and her father were embroiled in a ten-month legal battle. Dutch authorities claimed that Laura needed a custody transfer, while the internet tossed words at her including "arrogant," "spoiled" and the particularly nasty sentiment: "I hope she sinks." After a year of warring with the courts and shouldering waves of media opinion,...
- 1/16/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
'Maidentrip' Director Jillian Schlesinger On How She Made Her First Film (With A Mostly Female Crew)
"Maidentrip," which will be released in New York tomorrow, provides a fresh perspective on the men lost at sea sagas we saw onscreen last year in "All is Lost" and "Captain Phillips." Unlike those films, "Maidentrip" is nonfiction and its focus is an intrepid young female sailor, who, is decidedly not lost. Directed by first-timer Jillian Schlesinger, "Maidentrip" tells the story of 14-year-old Laura Dekker, a Dutch teenager who endured a highly publicized custody battle with the Child Welfare Office in order to pursue of her dream of becoming the youngest person to ever successfully sail around the world. Though Schlesinger initially learned of the story through the press surrounding the custody battle, she was much more interested in Dekker's story. Not surprisingly, the resulting film spends little time dwelling on the courtroom battle and, instead, focuses on Dekker's and her amazing voyage. "I I first read about the story...
- 1/16/2014
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Review by Kathleen Kaiser
Many of us may remember hearing in 2010 via nearly every media outlet nationwide, that a 14 year old Dutch girl by the name of Laura Dekker, was trying to become the youngest individual to sail solo around the world.
I am sure that I was not the only mother, or father, or sensible human being for that matter, that was thinking this young lady, much less her parents, must have lost their minds. Even the Dutch authorities thought this to be true, as they fought to keep her from embarking on her unthinkable voyage and tried to have her removed from the custody of her own parents.
When the authority’s quest on both accounts failed, and with the blessing of her father and the sponsors she secured to fund her trip, Laura set out to make her dream come true, and to prove that she knew exactly what she was doing.
Many of us may remember hearing in 2010 via nearly every media outlet nationwide, that a 14 year old Dutch girl by the name of Laura Dekker, was trying to become the youngest individual to sail solo around the world.
I am sure that I was not the only mother, or father, or sensible human being for that matter, that was thinking this young lady, much less her parents, must have lost their minds. Even the Dutch authorities thought this to be true, as they fought to keep her from embarking on her unthinkable voyage and tried to have her removed from the custody of her own parents.
When the authority’s quest on both accounts failed, and with the blessing of her father and the sponsors she secured to fund her trip, Laura set out to make her dream come true, and to prove that she knew exactly what she was doing.
- 1/16/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
You may have already heard this story: A fifteen-year-old girl wins a legal battle versus the Dutch government to stay in the custody of her parents and is therefore able to set out on her 40-foot sailboat in an attempt to become the youngest person to ever sail around the Earth, solo. If it sounds fantastic, it is. Inspirational? Yep. Daunting? Check. A bit terrifying? That too. But could this really make an interesting documentary considering she is on the boat by herself? In her fascinating and beautifully moving film Maidentrip, young director Jillian Schlesinger answers that question with a resounding, "Yes!" Part of the secret to Schlesinger's success is in Laura Dekker's decision to not simply sail around the world at a breakneck...
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- 1/15/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Jillian Schlesinger's Maidentrip condenses 14-year-old Laura Dekker's quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world down to a breezy 80 minutes, which isn't to say it's all killer, no filler.
Though certainly inspirational, the film could hardly be called probing: The range of emotions exhibited by Dekker (who shot most of the footage herself) ranges from mildly introspective to utterly euphoric, the one exception being her annoyance with a nosy reporter.
Were there no moments of nagging self-doubt or close calls worth recounting in any significant detail? Schlesinger seems in such a rush to guide us to the end unscathed that she sometimes loses sight of the small details that make this journey unique.
Only near the end, while the int...
Though certainly inspirational, the film could hardly be called probing: The range of emotions exhibited by Dekker (who shot most of the footage herself) ranges from mildly introspective to utterly euphoric, the one exception being her annoyance with a nosy reporter.
Were there no moments of nagging self-doubt or close calls worth recounting in any significant detail? Schlesinger seems in such a rush to guide us to the end unscathed that she sometimes loses sight of the small details that make this journey unique.
Only near the end, while the int...
- 1/15/2014
- Village Voice
When I was fourteen years old my greatest accomplishment was installing a homemade (from instructions) cable de-scrambler on my television so I could experience the late-night joys of Cinemax. By contrast, Dutch teenager Laura Dekker set out at fourteen on a solo sailing trip around the globe. Her journey covered 27,000 nautical miles and lasted 519 days, and she currently holds the unofficial record for youngest person to accomplish such a feat. I bet I’ve seen Hardbodies more than she has, though. Maidentrip documents Dekker’s incredibly impressive adventure mostly through footage she took herself while sailing apart from friends, family and strangers alike. We get to watch as this confident and capable young woman deals with inclement weather, impending madness caused by doldrums, and a constantly developing desire for a life other than the one she left behind in Holland. By the time she crosses the equator, dancing alone in a party hat and offering pancakes to...
- 1/14/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Following the journey of Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail alone around the world, Jillian Schlesinger’s debut documentary feature, “Maidentrip,” won the Visions Audience Award at SXSW this year, and makes its theatrical debut this January at the IFC Center. The film was a creative collaboration with Dekker, as she shot all of the footage on the boat by herself, while Schlesinger followed her on several of her stops around the world. We recently spoke with Schlesinger about the filmmaking process of “Maidentrip,” and also have an exclusive clip of the film to share. “Maidentrip” is nominated for a Cinema Eye Honor for its truly stunning watercolor-like animation by Moth Collective, mapping the visual of Laura’s two-year trip around the world. Schlesinger first caught wind of Laura’s story in 2009 after reading an op-ed in the New York Times about the Dutch court case attempting to bar...
- 1/8/2014
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
Belle
The 2014 Athena Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of narrative, documentary and short films.
The New York Premiere of Belle, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and directed by Amma Asante, is the Athena Film Festival’s Opening Film, screening on Thursday evening. Decoding Annie Parker, starring Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton and directed by Steven Bernstein, is the festival’s Centerpiece Film, and will be screened on Friday evening. Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way, directed by her daughter, Donna Zaccaro, is the festival’s Closing Film, screening on Sunday evening.
The festival honors extraordinary women in the film industry and showcases films that address women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. Now in its fourth year, the festival runs from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 9 on the Barnard College campus in Morningside Heights. Artemis Rising Foundation is the Founding Sponsor of the Festival.
The Book Thief
Among...
The 2014 Athena Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of narrative, documentary and short films.
The New York Premiere of Belle, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and directed by Amma Asante, is the Athena Film Festival’s Opening Film, screening on Thursday evening. Decoding Annie Parker, starring Helen Hunt and Samantha Morton and directed by Steven Bernstein, is the festival’s Centerpiece Film, and will be screened on Friday evening. Geraldine Ferraro: Paving The Way, directed by her daughter, Donna Zaccaro, is the festival’s Closing Film, screening on Sunday evening.
The festival honors extraordinary women in the film industry and showcases films that address women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. Now in its fourth year, the festival runs from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 9 on the Barnard College campus in Morningside Heights. Artemis Rising Foundation is the Founding Sponsor of the Festival.
The Book Thief
Among...
- 1/7/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We’re all aware of and used to the blockbuster knockoffs from The Asylum. Maybe you were reminded this past week by coming across their 2011 movie Almighty Thor while looking up Marvel’s own Thor: The Dark World. Well, they haven’t taken on documentaries yet, but there are comparably cheap versions of hit nonfiction films to be found around the web. We can’t call them all knockoffs or ripoffs or copycats or anything of that responsive nature, though, because most of the time they are produced earlier and are actually the ones being overshadowed by the new, better-known features. Last week I was going through the latest documentary additions to Netflix Watch Instantly, as I regularly do for my home viewing picks for our sister site Nonfics, and one title stood out to me: Wild Eyes: The Abby Sunderland Story. The synopsis told me simply that it was about a teen girl who “dares try...
- 11/13/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Sometimes it just warms your heart to see a film finally getting the attention it deserves. It has just been announced that the wonderful SXSW Audience Award-winning documentary Maidentrip will be setting sail from First Run Features in New York on January 17th. This has been a labor of love by director Jillian Schlesinger and producer Emily McAllister and the release news is a huge step towards helping this film find its surely adoring audience. We've got the trailer for you below and you can read my review of the film here. Directed, produced and shot by a team of young female filmmakers, the new highly acclaimed documentary film Maidentrip celebrates the accomplishments of the intrepid young woman Laura Dekker and brings her complex and...
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- 10/31/2013
- Screen Anarchy
Jillian Schlesinger's documentary "Maidentrip," which follows Dutch 14-year-old Laura Dekker's seabound excursion to become the youngest person to sail around the globe solo, has been snapped up for Us distribution by First Run Features. Check out the film's first trailer below, exclusively on Toh! Dekker's voyage announcement was met with a highly publicized custody battle in 2010. But in the film, Schlesinger instead chooses to focus on a portrait of Dekker as a sailor -- alone, unconventional and fiercely independent for her years. The young captain of the Guppy is an engaging subject, with a mix of ballsy determination and honest vulnerability. While Schlesigner checks in with Laura at her various port stops, all footage at sea is shot exclusively by Dekker.The film had its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, where it scored the Audience Award in the Visions program.Our Toh! review of the film is here.
- 10/28/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The top stories of the week from Toh! Obits: Why Roger Ebert Was Unique, Writings, Memories, Video Roger Ebert Was a Superman Remembering Prolific Merchant-Ivory Screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 1927-2013 Reviews: In Documentary "Maidentrip," Laura Dekker Looks for Paradise in a Sea that Never Ends Antonio Campos Returns with Sexy, Disturbing "Simon Killer," Q&A Now and Then: Gif, A Love Story, from Taylor Swift to Goats (Video) Television: "Top of the Lake" Episode 4 Recap: A Devastating Revelation, and a Simple "Yes/No" Mads Mikkelsen's 'Hannibal' Does Well in Deadly NBC Thursday Time Slot Interviews: Nick Nolte Rocks the House at 'Company You Keep' Q & A "To the Wonder" Q&A: Olga Kurylenko on Goosebumps, Bruises, Malick and Affleck Fights on Cutting Room Floor Immersed in Movies: Cinematographer Adriano Goldman Talks Redford and Streep in "The Company You Keep" and "August: Osage County" News: Disney Shuts Down LucasArts...
- 4/7/2013
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
You may have already heard this story: A fifteen-year-old girl wins a legal battle versus the Dutch government to stay in the custody of her parents and is therefore able to set out on her 40-foot sailboat in an attempt to become the youngest person to ever sail around the Earth, solo. If it sounds fantastic, it is. Inspirational? Yep. Daunting? Check. A bit terrifying? That too. But could this really make an interesting documentary considering she is on the boat by herself? In her fascinating and beautifully moving film Maidentrip, young director Jillian Schlesinger answers that question with a resounding, "Yes!" Part of the secret to Schlesinger's success is in Laura Dekker's decision to not simply sail around the world at a breakneck...
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- 3/17/2013
- Screen Anarchy
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced Audience Award-winners today from the Narrative Feature Competition, Documentary Feature Competition, Narrative Spotlight, Documentary Spotlight, Emerging Visions, Midnighters, 24 Beats Per Second, SXGlobal, Festival Favorites and Design Award categories. Audience Award results for all categories were certified by the accounting firm of Maxwell Locke & Ritter. The Audience Awards follow the previously announced 2013 Jury Awards, which included Grand Jury Winners Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12 for Narrative Feature, and Ben Nabors’ William And The Windmill for Documentary Feature. For the complete list of 2013 Award Winners, visit sxsw.com/film. The 2013 SXSW Film Festival hosted a total of 133 features, consisting of 78 World Premieres, 13 North American Premieres and 9 U.S. Premieres, with 76 first-time directors. 110 shorts will screen as part of 10 overall shorts programs. The nearly 250 films were selected from a record number of overall submissions, over 5,700, comprised of approximately 2,100 features and 3,600 shorts,...
- 3/17/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
While the SXSW Film Festival isn't the only thing happening in town this week, it's almost the only thing happening.
Heading to the festival? You know the drill: Avoid driving and parking downtown if you can (MetroRail has become a popular alternative), get in line much earlier than you think you need to, and consult Slackerwood's über-handy SXSW Film Fest Omnibus Survival Guide for everything you need to know about navigating the madness of Austin's largest film festival. Godspeed, indie film fans -- and I hope you catch a glimpse of Matthew McConaughey or your favorite film celebrity or at least one of Austin's bicycle thong guys.
The SXSW Community Screenings offer free films that anyone can see, first-come, first-served, at the Boyd Vance theater in the Carver Museum. The Afs Shortcase, which our contributor Debbie Cerda helps program, is one of the highlights. The Carver Museum is not quite downtown,...
Heading to the festival? You know the drill: Avoid driving and parking downtown if you can (MetroRail has become a popular alternative), get in line much earlier than you think you need to, and consult Slackerwood's über-handy SXSW Film Fest Omnibus Survival Guide for everything you need to know about navigating the madness of Austin's largest film festival. Godspeed, indie film fans -- and I hope you catch a glimpse of Matthew McConaughey or your favorite film celebrity or at least one of Austin's bicycle thong guys.
The SXSW Community Screenings offer free films that anyone can see, first-come, first-served, at the Boyd Vance theater in the Carver Museum. The Afs Shortcase, which our contributor Debbie Cerda helps program, is one of the highlights. The Carver Museum is not quite downtown,...
- 3/8/2013
- by Don Clinchy
- Slackerwood
At a time when doc production is exploding and ways of telling real-life stories have never been more innovative and varied, it's a great moment to check out the eclectic selection at the 16th annual Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, which is becoming a major doc showcase. Running April 4-7 in Durham, North Carolina, Full Frame has revealed its 2013 slate. Included in this year's voluminous program of new films are Sundance hits "After Tiller," a portrait of doctors who perform third-trimester abortions, Lucy Walker's portrait of an intrepid snowboarder, "The Crash Reel," and HBO's CIA vs. Bin Laden doc "Manhunt," as well as SXSW entries "Maidentrip" and "Downloaded"; the former following teen Laura Dekker's record-breaking sail around the world, and the latter an in-depth look at Napster. The invited program includes two Tiff debuts, Williams' sisters portrait "Venus and Serena," and "Free Angela and All Political Prisoners" as...
- 3/7/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Jillian Schlesinger picked an extremely ambitious project to start her career: a mix of found footage and new material documenting the trails of 14 year old Laura Decker as she sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. What it's about: The unusual life and adventures of Laura Dekker, the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone. About the filmmaker: "Maidentrip" is my first film as a director, but I have been addicted to storytelling in various forms since I was old enough to speak and write (and sing, I used to make up a lot of songs.) I always dreamed that my obsession with creating and sharing stories would eventually translate to the screen. Seafaring stories were a part of the ethos of my childhood. When my dad was in his late teens,...
- 3/6/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
Check out this exclusive clip from Jillian Schlesinger's SXSW documentary "Maidentrip," following Dutch 14-year-old Laura Dekker's seabound excursion to become the youngest person to sail around the globe solo. The voyage announcement was met with a highly publicized custody battle in 2010, but here Schlesinger focuses on a portrait of Dekker as a sailor -- alone, unconventional and fiercely independent for her years. The film has its world premiere at the Austin fest on March 10. The young captain of the Guppy is an engaging subject, with a mix of ballsy determination and honest vulnerability. While Schlesigner checks in with Laura at her various port stops, all footage at sea is shot exclusively by Dekker. Here's the SXSW program notes: 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...
- 2/27/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Some of the best films of the 2012/2013 calender year from Richard Linklater, Harmony Korine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Andrew Bujalski, Jeff Nichols, David Gordon Green, Shane Carruth and Joshua Oppenheimer are among the headliner names for the 2013 edition of the South by Southwest Film Festival. With a little over 100 plus film line-up (a whopping 2000+ titles were submitted), almost 70 are world premieres: there is the highly anticipated sophomore film (that has been on our radar since it first went into production) with M. Blash’s (The Wait), Joe Swanberg who makes SXSW his second home will premiere Drinking Buddies, veteran indie filmmaker John Sayles saddles in with Go For Sisters, and rounding out the Narrative Spotlight section we’ve got The Bounceback from Bryan Poyser, Loves Her Gun from Geoff Marslett along with titles we thought might break into Park City, but found an Austin home instead with Jacob Vaughan’s Milo and...
- 2/1/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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