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MOVIE OF THE WEEK June 28, 2019: MAIDEN

June 22, 2019July 7, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments alex holmes, betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, documentary, jennifer merin, joanna gooding, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, Maiden, Marilyn Ferdinand., marina antunes, maryann johanson, motw, Movie of the Week, ndie angulo chen, nell minow, Pam Grady, sailing, Sheila Roberts, susan wloszczyna, tracy edwards, whitbread race

As tense and exciting as anything scripted in Hollywood, Alex Holmes’ documentary Maiden is all the more remarkable for being a true story. It takes viewers back to 1989, when Tracy Edwards, then 24, became the first skipper of an all-female sailing crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race. Facing both the elements and skepticism from the establishment, Edwards and her team defied expectations — and scored a victory for feminism in the process.

Interviews

Tracy Edwards and Alex Holmes on MAIDEN – Nell Minow interviews

June 22, 2019June 23, 2019 Nell Minow 0 Comments alex holmes, documentaries, Jo Gooding, Maiden, mitw, Movie of the Week, sailing, tracy edwards, whitbread

In 1989-90 Tracy Edwards led an all-women crew in an around-the-world sailing race called the Whitbread. The boat was called Maiden, and that is also the name of a new documentary about the crew and the race. The film is AWFJ’s Movie of the Week. In an interview, Edwards and the film’s director, Alex Holmes, talked about tracking down the treasure trove of footage taken by one of the women on the boat and why Edwards changed her mind about calling herself a feminist.