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hen the Bay is frozen, and we are the 1970s to today’s wooden boat world,” forced to stay off the boat, what’s according to the film’s website. better than watching a movie The Annapolis Film Festival will be the Mid-Atlantic premiere of Jillian Schlesingor two… or three about sailing? The Annapolis Film Festival will take place March 27 -30 at several locations around town including the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, St. John’s College, St. Anne’s Parish Hall, and the Compass Rose Theater. More than 70 films will show, and three of them are about sailing. “Wood/Sails/Dreams,” a documentary by John Stanton and Dan Driscoll, explores the resurgence of ##Laura Dekker on her solo, around-the-world sailing voyage, as seen in MAIDENTRIP, a film by wooden boats in our modJillian Schlesinger. A First Run Features release. ern culture and studies the restoration of American maritime history and the er’s documentary, “Maidentrip.” This film craft of traditional boat building. Narrated follows 14-year old Laura Dekker on her by Jon Wilson, the founder and publisher of Wooden Boat Magazine, “The film two-year voyage as the youngest person takes audiences from the rag tag regattas of ever to circumnavigate the Earth. Much
of the film was shot by Dekker herself and shows just how brave she is. The third film of interest to sailors is “Frostbiters” by Thurston Smith. This short documentary explores the extreme winter sailing sport of frostbiting. It also has exclusive interviews with some of America’s top sailors from all over the Northeastern United States as well as some great footage of sailing, racing, capsizing, and swimming in some of the coldest and harshest conditions on the water. The festival will also feature panel discussions about topics such as: making movies in Maryland, screenwriting, everything documentary, crowdfunding and indie film finance, and new directions in distribution. Many of the features have a local interest, even if you aren’t a sailor! annapolisfilmfestival.net
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