FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL
INTERCULTURAL & ANTI-RACISM PROGRAMME FRIDAY 15 – FRIDAY 29 MARCH 2019
www.foylefilmfestival.org
COST & BOOKING FESTIVAL EDUCATION OFFICE
Nerve Centre, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry, BT48 6HJ To book a Nerve Centre and/or outreach screening or workshop, please contact Christopher Morrison, Nerve Centre: T 028 7137 3456 / 7126 0562 E c.morrison@nervecentre.org www.foylefilmfestival.org foylefilmfest @FoyleFilm
SCHOOL SCREENINGS & EVENTS
SCHOOLS’ TRAVEL SUBSIDY
Foyle Film Festival can provide bus or travel assistance for schools booking large numbers for Brunswick Moviebowl screenings (at least 100 places), or for those travelling a long distance to attend events. However, this offer is limited and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis. Schools booking Outreach Packages must ensure that the hall or classroom in which the screening will take place has blackout facilities in order to provide the best viewing conditions for pupils. The Foyle Film Festival will provide the technician and all other equipment necessary.
Brunswick Moviebowl: £2 Outreach School Based Screenings: £1 Outreach School Based Workshops: £3 No Charge For Teachers All educational screenings (including those at Brunswick Moviebowl) must be booked through the festival office.
Foyle Film Festival’s Intercultural & Anti-Racism Programme is funded by Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen. Venue Partner is Brunswick Moviebowl’ SUPPORTED BY:
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WELCOME Foyle Film Festival’s 14th Intercultural & Anti-Racism Programme takes place from Friday 15-Friday 29 March. For over a decade now this important educational event offers primary, post-primary schools, colleges, community groups, and the general public, a programme of international films, documentaries, workshops, and outreach screenings, exploring the themes and issues involved. This annual event is aimed at raising awareness around issues pertaining to human rights and equality - such as racism, prejudice, homophobia, discrimination and harassment including racist bullying. The objectives of this diverse programme are to broaden children¹s and young people’s cultural awareness, literacy skills and cine-literacy abilities. While also providing a platform to highlight stories that challenge and educate the general public. The long-term objectives and outcomes of the Intercultural & Anti-Racism Programme are to promote conversations around human rights, equality, tolerance and inclusion - across the board - on the principle that you can’t just fight for one minority group - you need to fight for all. Prejudice should not be accepted as an inevitable human response to those we judge to be different from ourselves, or the majority. As so succinctly expressed by Sir Ian McKellan in the documentary 50 Years Legal, which screens as part of this year’s programme, “No-one’s born prejudiced, they learn it, and they can unlearn it very quickly.” Bernie McLaughlin Director & Programmer
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PRIMARY E D U C AT I O N PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 19 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL
USA.2018. DIRECTOR(S): PHIL JOHNSTON, RICH MOORE | CAST: KRISTEN BELL, GAL GADOT, MANDY MOORE, JOHN C. REILLY, KELLY MACDONALD, ALAN TUDYK, MING-NA WEN, SARAH SILVERMAN, JANE LYNCH | DURATION: 1HR 52MINS | CERT: PG | DISTRIBUTOR: WALT DISNEY STUDIO MOTION PICTURES ©2018 DISNEY®PIXAR SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: THE WORLD WIDE WEB / FRIENDSHIP Ralph Breaks the Internet follows Ralph and Vanellope as they travel beyond Litwak’s Arcade and into the expansive world of the internet in search of a missing part to save Sugar Rush. Along the way they encounter 4
pop-up ads, high-stakes online auctions, Disney princesses and a deadly online driving game. “Ralph Breaks The Internet might look like just another adorable, funny animated family film, but it also connects to our current reality in ways that are downright bone-chilling. This sequel to the 2012 Disney hit Wreck It Ralph… sends its protagonists out into the broader internet, where they discover all the pandering, cruelty, addictive behaviour and viral shamelessness that we’ve come to associate with online culture.” Bilge Ebiri, The New York Times
©2018 Disney®Pixar
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
©2018 Disney
MARY POPPINS RETURNS WEDNESDAY 20 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL
USA.2018. DIRECTOR: ROB MARSHALL | CAST: LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA, BEN WHISHAW, EMILY MORTIMER, JULIE WALTERS, MERYL STREEP, COLIN FIRTH, DICK VAN DYKE, ANGELA LANSBURY | DURATION: 2HRS 10MINS | CERT: U | DISTRIBUTOR: WALT DISNEY STUDIO MOTION PICTURES
has neglected his finances and the bank is on the verge of repossessing the family home. Luckily, however, the family’s problems have come to the attention of their former nanny who - of course - will drop by to save the day.
SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: FAMILY / GRIEF / HELPING OTHERS
Nominated for four Oscars®, four Golden Globes and three BAFTAs.
Mary Poppins returns to check in on the progress of children in a much harsher adult world. Poppins’ charge Michael Banks is a widower bringing up three children of his own, and still relying on older sister Jane. Still grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Michael
“Emily Blunt is crisply, practically perfect filling Julie Andrews’ shoes at the head of an adroit and zesty next-generation riff on Disney and PL Travers’ classic family musical.” Pamela Hutchinson, Sight & Sound “(T)his is a charmer only cynics could resist.” David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter 5
CLASSIC FILM
FRIDAY 22 MARCH @ 10AM | 10TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL
USA.2009 | DIRECTOR: RON CLEMENTS | CAST: ANIKA NONI ROSE, OPRAH WINFREY, TERRENCE HOWARD, PETER BARTLETT, BRUNO CAMPOS, KEITH DAVID, JENNIFER CODY | DURATION: 1HR 37MINS | CERT: U | DISTRIBUTOR: PARK CIRCUS SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: AMBITION / FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS / DETERMINATION / WORKING HARD Set during the First World War, The Princess And The Frog is a re-imagining of the famous fairytale. The story follows a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in an African-American community in New Orleans. Tiana’s mother is a seamstress and her father a hard-working restaurant owner who goes off to war and doesn’t come back. Life is tough for Tiana as she grows up, but she is determined to follow her dreams, 6
and holds down two jobs in order to make enough money to one day open her own restaurant. Nominated for three Oscar®s. “The Princess And The Frog will certainly be remembered years later as not only a pioneer Disney movie, but also one that allowed audiences to never let go of their dreams and that with love anything is possible, no matter your age or color.” Candice Frederick, Reel Talk Online “More importantly, the film stars the best Disney princess to date. Tiana is kind, determined, talented, hardworking and not at all inclined to sit around waiting for a prince to rescue her.” Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman
Princess: © Disney
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
CLASSIC FILM
UP
©2009 Disney Pixar
10TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING FRIDAY 29 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL USA.2009 | DIRECTOR(S): PETE DOCTER, BOB PETERSON | CAST: EDWARD ASNER, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER, JORDAN NAGAI, JOHN RATZENBERGER | DURATION: 1HR 36MINS | CERT: U | DISTRIBUTOR: DISNEY SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: LOVE / LOSS / INTERGENERATIONAL FRIENDSHIP / FOLLOWING YOUR DREAMS / DETERMINATION The heartwarming and inspiring story of an old man realising his life’s dream courtesy of a clapboard house hoisted into the air by helium balloons. Ed Asner voices the old grouch who reluctantly finds himself teaming up with a chirpy wilderness scout as they venture deep into the South American jungle. Awe-inspiring computer animation is
more than matched by rich characterisation and a surreal plot that proves wrenchingly poignant and heart-stoppingly exciting. Won two Oscars® “Up is a breathtaking ride into the realm of pure imagination… The movie is wonderfully funny and touching… Up works miracles. Just sit back and watch it fly.” Peter Travers, Rolling Stone ***** “Uplifting, upstaging and uproarious, this beautifully crafted animated adventure is buoyed up to the heavens by a heartgladdening story of genuine warmth and poignancy… (I)t’s the humanity that shines through. Truly uplifting.” Tim Evans, Sky.com 7
PRIMARY OUTREACH FILM PROGRAMME
BOOK ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES TO SCREEN IN THE CLASSROOM. THERE’S NO NEED TO ORGANISE BUSES, JUST CHOOSE A DATE AND TIME BETWEEN FRIDAY 15 AND FRIDAY 29 MARCH. AFTER SCHOOL SCREENINGS CAN ALSO BE ACCOMMODATED.
OUTREACH PACKAGE ONE
USA.2018 | DIRECTOR(S): KAREY KIRKPATRICK, JASON REISIG | CAST: CHANNING TATUM, JAMES CORDEN, ZENDAYA, COMMON, LEBRON JAMES, DANNY DEVITO, GINA RODRIGUEZ | DURATION: 1HR 36MINS | CERT: PG SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: KINDNESS / CURIOSITY / BRAVERY / TRUTH/ EMBRACING DIFFERENCE / LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER In Smallfoot, director Karey Kirkpatrick takes a stab at resolving political difference, fake news and partisan thinking through the medium of an animated children’s blockbuster. The story follows Migo, a young yeti whose mountaintop paradise is interrupted when a human pilot crash-lands in front of him, putting him face to face with the legendary smallfoot. The discovery upsets the balance of the small yeti village and Migo must decide whether to join in the lie or join the resistance and find the truth. He is helped by a budding friendship with the human, Percy, a washed-up wildlife TV presenter. 8
Smallfoot touches on important themes such as diversity and acceptance, but does so in a way that does not feel forced. “Smallfoot (pushes) young viewers to question culturally coded notions of good and evil.” Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine “The driving theme here is truth, and how very hard it can be to find. Question, be brave, explore science as well as faith. Maybe sing a song.” George Wolf, UK Film Review “Beneath the easy slapstick, there’s a timely moral too: Don’t fear the unknown, embrace it. Just try not to squish it.” Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly “The characters…drive the thematic concerns of the film, encouraging a strong moral backbone that inspires minds to question inconsistencies within the regulated order of their society.” Andrew Gaudion, The Hollywood News
Princess: © Disney
SMALLFOOT
OUTREACH PACKAGE TWO
LUIS AND THE ALIENS GERMANY/LUXEMBOURG/DENMARK.2018 | DIRECTOR(S): CHRISTOPH LAUENSTEIN, WOLFGANG LAUENSTEIN, SEAN MCCORMACK | CAST: CALLUM MALONEY, FRANCISKA FRIEDE, PAUL TYLAK, WILL FORTE, LEA THOMPSON | DURATION: 1HR 26MINS | CERT: U
SUITABLE FOR: FOUNDATION STAGE, KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: BULLYING / BEING AN ORPHAN / BEING DIFFERENT Eleven-year-old Luis is a lonely boy with few friends. His father, a dishevelled ‘UFOlogist’ who sleeps all day and looks through his
telescope at night in search of aliens, neglects him. The Principal of Luis’ school decides to take it upon himself to have a social worker call into Luis’ home, but the boy is convinced that she is evil and that the boarding school she will take him to is even worse than his rundown house. “There’s an overall feeling of fun that emanates from the just-right running time.” James Croot, Stuff.co.nz
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PRIMARY OUTREACH WORKSHOP
TEACHERS CAN BOOK THE FOLLOWING TWO-HOUR HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS ON WEDNESDAY 27, THURSDAY 28 OR FRIDAY 29 MARCH AT A TIME THAT SUITS THEIR OWN TIMETABLE. NO NEED TO BOOK BUSES OR COVER FOR TEACHERS AS WE’LL BRING THESE EXCITING DIGITAL WORKSHOPS, AND THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES, RIGHT INTO THE CLASSROOM.
DUMBO TAKES FLIGHT
ANIMATING DUMBO
SUITABLE FOR: FOUNDATION STAGE, KEY STAGES 1 & 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / THE ARTS / UICT / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY / MN THEMES: EMBRACING DIFFERENCE / DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER / LOVE AND KINDNESS / LOVE & LOSS / FRIENDSHIP MAXIMUM PLACES AVAILABLE: 30 COST: £3pp
SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 2 AREAS OF LEARNING: PDMU / THE ARTS / UICT / WAU / COMMUNICATION / LANGUAGE & LITERACY / MN THEMES: EMBRACING DIFFERENCE / DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER / LOVE AND KINDNESS / LOVE & LOSS / FRIENDSHIP MAXIMUM PLACES AVAILABLE: 30 COST: £3pp
Watch Dumbo flap his enormous ears and fly around the classroom as pupils animate the loveable elephant and his best friend Timothy Mouse using iPads.
In this workshop pupils will learn how to rotoscope. To celebrate the release of Tim Burton’s retelling of the classic tale, participants will animate like a Disney pro and recreate a scene from the original Dumbo movie by hand drawing each frame.
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POST PRIMARY PROGRAMME
FIRST MAN
MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO MOON LANDING MONDAY 25 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL USA/JAPAN.2018 | DIRECTOR: DAMIEN CHAZELLE | CAST: RYAN GOSLING, CLAIRE FOY, JASON CLARKE, KYLE CHANDLER, CIARÁN HINDS | DURATION: 2HRS 21MINS | CERT:12A | DISTRIBUTOR: UNIVERSAL PICTURES INTERNATIONAL SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 3 (YRS 9&10), KS 4, & SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: HISTORY / SCIENCE / LLW / CITIZENSHIP LANGUAGE & LITERACY THEMES: AMBITION / DETERMINATION / SACRIFICE / THE ROLE OF WOMEN / FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS A film that puts the spotlight on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the nation and Armstrong himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel. Delivering one of the most mature performances of his career, Gosling tracks the trajectory of a man on his way to becoming
an icon. The easy charisma of the young Armstrong is ultimately replaced with an increasingly aloof commander who relates to his children as if fielding questions in a press conference. Claire Foy delivers a strong performance, that still resonates in the present day, as a young woman unwilling to accept the narrow role of the astronaut’s wife. Nominated for four Oscars®. “Ryan Gosling delivers the most mature performance of his career as Neil Armstrong in Damien Chazelle’s fourth feature, a film that manages to make the iconic Moon landing story feel fresh again.” John Bleasdale, Sight & Sound “Chazelle is an ambitious filmmaker who makes films about ambition.” A.O. Scott, The New York Times
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GREEN BOOK
WEDNESDAY 27 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL
USA.2018 | DIRECTOR: PETER FARRELLY | CAST: VIGGO MORTENSEN, MAHERSHALA ALI, LINDA CARDELLINI | DURATION: 2HRS 10MINS | CERT: 12A | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/ITALIAN/ RUSSIAN/GERMAN | DISTRIBUTOR: ENTERTAINMENT ONE SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 3 (YRS 9&10), KS 4, & SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: HISTORY / POLITICS / LLW / PDMU / WAU / SOCIAL SKILLS / CITIZENSHIP / PROMOTING THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES THEMES: SEGREGATION / INTOLERANCE / RACISM / PREJUDICE / BIGOTRY / HUMAN RIGHTS A Green Book was a handbook for black motorists seeking “vacation without aggravation” - an indispensable travel guide listing friendly places to stay and tips for avoiding trouble in the Jim Crow American South. Thus Green Book is the perfect title for a road movie relating the true story of the unlikely friendship that develops between 12
a black concert pianist and the New York bouncer hired to chauffeur him through unfriendly territory. Won an Oscar®. “Green Book is about two men from opposite sides of the track who find a way to come to terms with one another via a road trip.” Tracee Bond, Irish Film Critic “I walked from the auditorium, eyes wet from the total enjoyment of a film that I cannot wait to go and see again. Green Book is not only one of the enjoyable films of TIFF 2018, but one of the best of the year. Expect this to be a serious Oscar® contender across too. It’s that good.” Paul Heath, The Hollywood News
ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED
MARKING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF ANNE FRANK THURSDAY 28 MARCH @ 10AM | VENUE: BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL UK/USA/NETHERLANDS.1995 | DIRECTOR: JON BLAIR | CAST: MIEP GIES, HANNELI GOSLAR, JANNY BRANDES-BRILSLIJPER, ROSE DE LIEMA, SAL DE LIEMA, BUDDY ELIAS | DURATION: 1HR 57MINS | CERT: PG | DISTRIBUTOR: THE JON BLAIR FILM COMPANY SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGES 3 (YRS 9&10), KS4, SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: HISTORY / POLITICS / WAU / CITIZENSHIP THEMES: THE HOLOCAUST / DISCRIMINATION / PREJUDICE / NAZI GERMANY / FAMILY / GROWING UP NARRATED BY: Kenneth Branagh. Diary Readings by Glenn Close & Joely Richardson. Using previously unreleased archival material and contemporary interviews, Anne Frank Remembered tells the moving story of the Frank family and presents an honest and realistic portrait of their brash and free-spirited daughter Anne, perhaps the world’s most famous victim of the Holocaust after the publication of her diary, which has been translated into 67 languages and sold over 30 million copies. The film includes
interviews with people who knew the Frank family, most notably Miep Gies, who risked death to help shelter the family. Anne Frank’s story is particularly meaningful to young people today as for many she is their first, if not their only, exposure to the history of the Holocaust. Won an Oscar®. “It is said that one picture is worth a thousand words… Anne Frank Remembered, however, proves again and again that in remembering a historical event as horrific as the Holocaust, nothing brings home its reality with more shattering force than the verbal accounts of those who lived through it.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times “A masterpiece.” The Independent 13
POST-PRIMARY OUTREACH FILM PROGRAMME
BOOK ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATIONAL PACKAGES TO SCREEN IN THE CLASSROOM - NO NEED TO ORGANISE BUSES - JUST CHOOSE A DATE AND TIME BETWEEN FRIDAY 15 AND FRIDAY 29 MARCH. AFTER SCHOOL SCREENINGS CAN ALSO BE ACCOMMODATED.
OUTREACH PACKAGE ONE
CRAZY RICH ASIANS THE ONLY THING CRAZIER THAN LOVE IS FAMILY… USA.2018 | DIRECTOR: JON M. CHU | CAST: CONSTANCE WU, HENRY GOLDING, MICHELLE YEOH | DURATION: 2HRS | CERT: 12A | LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/MANDARIN/CANTONESE/HOKKIEN/ FRENCH. SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 3 (YRS 9&10), KS 4, & SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: HISTORY / LLW / PDMU / WAU / SOCIAL SKILLS / CITIZENSHIP / PROMOTING THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES THEMES: FAMILY / LOVE Crazy Rich Asians follows Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick’s hometown of Singapore for his best friend’s wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he’s perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, 14
and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down. Nominated for two Golden Globes. “Crazy Rich Asians is a party with a first-rate guest list.” A.O. Scott, The New York Times “With a predominantly Asian cast, the film breaks boundaries for a Hollywood production. Moreover, it tells a vibrant, funny comedy of manners that offers a vicarious journey through a life of opulence.” James Luxford, Radio Times
OUTREACH PACKAGE TWO
KUSAMA - INFINITY USA.2018 | DIRECTOR: HEATHER LENZ | CAST: YAYOI KUSAMA | DURATION: 1HR 16MINS | CERT: 12A | DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF
SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 3 (YRS 9&10), KS 4, & SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: LLW / PDMU / WAU / SOCIAL SKILLS / CITIZENSHIP / PROMOTING THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES / ART THEMES: PREJUDICE / FAMILY / FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS / BELIEVING IN YOURSELF / BRAVERY / EMPOWERMENT / BEING DIFFERENT / MENTAL ILLNESS / THE ROLE OF WOMEN / CREATIVITY Now the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame countless odds to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage. For decades, her work pushed boundaries that often alienated her from her peers and those in power in the art world. Kusama was an underdog with everything stacked against her - the trauma of growing up in Japan during World War II, life in a dysfunctional family that discouraged her creative ambitions, sexism and racism in the art establishment, mental illness in a culture where that was a particular shame, and eventually growing old and continuing to pursue and be
devoted to her art full time. In spite of it all, Kusama has endured and has created a legacy of artwork that spans the disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation art, performance art, poetry, and novels. After working as an artist for over six decades, people around the globe are experiencing her Infinity Mirrored Rooms in record numbers, as Kusama continues to create new work every day. “An endlessly fascinating documentary about an inspiring life, but it is also a universal story.” Alci Rengifo, Entertainment Voice “A visually exuberant documentary that tenderly traces the enthralling career of the maverick, mentally ill Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama.” Lisa Jo Sagolla, Film Journal International “Like her work, the film sneaks up on you. The pieces move from interesting to mesmerizing.” Eleanor Ringel Cater, Saporta Report
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OUTREACH PACKAGE THREE
MAIDEN
MARKING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ALL FEMALE CREW TO COMPETE IN THE WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE. UK.2018 | DIRECTOR: ALEX HOLMES | CAST: TRACY EDWARDS, SALLY CREASER, ANGELA FARRELL, JO GOODING, NANCY HILL, JENI MUNDY, MICHELLE PARET, CLAIRE RUSSELL, DAWN RILEY, TANJA VISSER, MIKAELA VON KOSKULL, MANDI SWAN, MARIE-CLAUDE HEYS | DURATION: 1HR 37MINS | CERT: 12A | DISTRIBUTOR: DOGWOOF SUITABLE FOR: KEY STAGE 3 (YRS 9&10), KS 4, & SIXTH FORM AREAS OF LEARNING: LLW / PDMU / WAU / SOCIAL SKILLS / CITIZENSHIP / PROMOTING THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES THEMES: ADVENTURE / DETERMINATION / FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS / BELIEVING IN YOURSELF / BRAVERY / EMPOWERMENT / SHATTERING THE GLASS CEILING The inspiring true story of Tracy Edwards, a 24 year old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever allfemale crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. It starts with a warning: “The ocean’s always trying to kill you, it doesn’t take a break.” But the terrors awaiting the subjects of Alex Holmes’ crowd-pleasing documentary Maiden go far beyond the sea itself. Tracing the journey of forward-thinking female sailor Tracy Edwards, Maiden unspools a 16
heart-pounding race around the world, but the true challenges facing Edwards and her all-woman crew include institutionalised sexism, a media circus unable to look beyond a splashy story, and crushing self-doubt. It’s a timely and relevant story about bold women breaking down barriers while some of their male counterparts go through the motions - dismissing them, gawking at them, not believing them, and finally, begrudgingly, letting them in. That it’s set mostly in the late-’80s doesn’t diminish its relevance one bit. Shattering a glass ceiling has rarely been more engrossing - or gruelling - than it is in Maiden. “It’s an incredible story, and (director) Holmes keeps a sharp eye on its cultural commentary to make it a part of a contemporary conversation.” Nick Allen, Roger Ebert “Alex Holmes’ documentary about Tracy Edwards and her all-woman Whitbread sailing crew is both timely and intensely relevant.” Kate Erbland, IndieWire