The Nantucket Project, Nantucket Film Festival & The Dreamland Present: Maiden (Q&A with Tracy Edwards)

Showings

Studio Theater Sat, Jul 27, 2019 2:00 PM
Studio Theater Sat, Jul 27, 2019 5:00 PM
Studio Theater Sat, Jul 27, 2019 8:00 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Sun, Jul 28, 2019 4:30 PM
Main Theater Sun, Jul 28, 2019 7:00 PM
Studio Theater Mon, Jul 29, 2019 8:00 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Tue, Jul 30, 2019 3:00 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Tue, Jul 30, 2019 5:30 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Thu, Aug 1, 2019 8:30 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Fri, Aug 16, 2019 12:30 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Fri, Aug 16, 2019 6:00 PM
Harbor View Room Theater Sat, Aug 17, 2019 4:30 PM
Studio Theater Sun, Aug 18, 2019 7:30 PM
Main Theater Sat, Aug 24, 2019 1:00 PM
Main Theater Mon, Aug 26, 2019 2:00 PM
Main Theater Sun, Sep 22, 2019 4:00 PM
INFORMATION
Rating:PG
Run Time:1hr 37min
Release Year:2019
Genre:Documentary
Category:Film
CAST/CREW
Cast:Documentary
Director:Alex Holmes

Description

This special screening presented in partnership with The Nantucket Project and the Nantucket Film Festival with feature a Q&A with MAIDEN's central figure, Tracy Edwards. This is a one-day-only event, with limited seating. Get your tickets today!

Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy's inspirational dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up: she remortgaged her home and bought a secondhand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. Although blessed with tremendous self-belief Tracy was also beset by crippling doubts and was only able to make it through with the support of her remarkable crew. With their help she went on to shock the sport world and prove that women are very much the equal of men.