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A 14-Year-Old Girl Sailed Around the World — And She Brought a Camera

Y ou may remember this news story from about five years ago: a 13-year-old Dutch girl, Laura Dekker, wanted to sail around the world on her own. Her family had a deep connection to boats and the sea — Laura was even born on a boat — but the Dutch government intervened and attempted to block her from going. She prevailed and set out, 14 by then, for what would become a two-year-long, 27,000-mile trip that would take her around the globe and beyond.

What you won’t remember, though, because the fact didn’t make it into the general discourse about whether Dekker should be allowed to undertake the trip, is that Laura Dekker had a camera with her. In a collaboration with first-time director Jillian Schlesinger (who was not on board the ship but met up with Dekker at a few stops along the way), the young sailor recorded the bulk of the footage for what is now Maidentrip , a documentary about the trip that arrives in theaters on Jan. 17.

( MORE : Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo? )

In any case, whether or not you remember the initial news reports, Jillian Schlesinger does. They’re how she found Dekker in the first place. “It seemed like there were lots of opinions represented but it didn’t seem like Laura’s voice was represented anywhere,” the filmmaker says of reading about the 2009 court fight. As with many narratives about extreme endurance or precocious ability, Dekker’s story seemed destined to be either an inspiration to others or a cautionary tale — which, Schlesinger felt, didn’t do justice to the details of this particular voyage. She contacted the generally media-averse Dekker, who was eventually convinced that the idea might work, about correcting that problem. “The whole idea,” she says, “was that we were both embarking on something we hadn’t done before.”

The end result isn’t quite a found-footage documentary — Schlesinger did make suggestions for things like voice diaries that Dekker could record, though she was careful not to interfere — but neither is it the traditional filmmaking model. The director surrenders much of her control, over the physical camera and what it captures, in exchange for unfiltered access to her subject and a collaborative result. Dekker’s one-on-one relationship with the camera provided a glimpse at the kind of personality that a person has to have in order to want to do something so extreme.

What it doesn’t provide, says Schlesinger, is a larger lesson. Although much of the conversation about Laura Dekker has been about how old a person has to be, in general, to be allowed to put his or her life at risk in such an unusual way, the filmmaker — who developed a close relationship with Dekker — cautions viewers from drawing larger conclusions from Maidentrip and its story.

“It’s difficult to apply anything from Laura’s story to anything about young people being involved in such extreme activities. The reality is Laura is a truly exceptional human being with a very particular set of skills and life experiences that allow her to be able to do this very safely and very skillfully,” Schlesinger says. “It’s a very celebratory and positive representation of her story, but it’s uniquely about her and it doesn’t make an argument about what’s possible for other people.”

The filmmaker came to the conclusion that those who felt strongly about Laura Dekker’s decision were reacting as if it were themselves or their children setting out to sea, not Laura Dekker specifically. And, though Schlesinger’s direction never really questions Dekker’s right to raise anchor, that celebration of her abilities reads as honest in a not entirely flattering way. For example, being alone for months at a time seems to leave Dekker, already content with solitude, less willing to go put up with the demands of polite tact and social interaction. Then again, lest we forget, she’s only 14 and that her prickliness may be adolescence rather than the damaging effect of removal from society. The end of the film reinforces Dekker’s out-of-the-ordinary persistence and personality — and underlines one of the movie’s messages.

“It was the right thing for her to do,” says the director. “I hope that the film has a very clear message of don’t try this at home .”

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On the surface, "Maidentrip" is a documentary that recounts the incredible feat achieved by Laura Dekker , the Dutch schoolgirl who became the youngest person to sail solo around the world in January 2012 at age 16. But this is no fight-to-the-finish quest to break a sports record or perilous struggle for survival against the elements. Instead, it is a high-seas chanty of a coming-of-age tale: a portrait of a once-giddy youngster who develops into a poised and determined woman over the course of 17 months as she charts her course not just on the water, but in life.

The movie is directed by Jillian Schlesinger but primarily filmed with a Sony Handy Cam and narrated in both in English and Dutch (with subtitles) by Dekker herself during long passages aboard Guppy, her 38-foot refurbished ketch. In between endless days of sailing, there are stops at the Canary Islands, the Panama Canal, the Galapagos Islands and French Polynesia. Delicate watercolor-style maps provide a way to keep track of her progress while uplifting, often-propulsive string music by Ben Sollee sets the mood on the soundtrack.

One of the first orders of business, however, is to quickly address the 10-month controversy that developed in Holland in 2009 after Dekker announced her plans to circumnavigate the globe. Fearing for the teen's safety, the government stepped in, sharing custody with her parents to prevent her from attempting the challenge until a court finally ruled that she could proceed. The media labeled her spoiled and delusional.

As we learn in segments devoted to her upbringing—illustrated with home video and snapshots—if ever a child was raised to achieve this goal, it was Laura Dekker. She was born on a boat in Whangarei, New Zealand, during a seven-year trip around the world conducted by her Dutch father and German mother, and spent her first four years at sea. She had her own dinghy at 6 and always dreamed of repeating the route that her parents followed.

Divorce split up the family, with Dekker choosing to reside with her shipbuilding father while her mostly-absent mother lived elsewhere with her younger sister. She was forced to become self-sufficient when her overworked dad had a breakdown, learning various life skills and acquiring a self-assurance that would serve her well during her remarkable expedition.

Dekker captures on camera portions of some of the more harrowing episodes encountered during her oceanic trek, including the heavy damage her boat sustained after making it through the hazardous Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea as well as enduring 60-foot waves and heavy rains while navigating around the Cape of Good Hope. 

But whenever the going gets really rough, focusing on the task at hand rather than filming becomes a priority. Perhaps as a result, the narrative tends towards the meditative and Dekker's personal growth. At first, she recounts how she wanted to step ashore regularly for sightseeing. Loneliness is an issue. Dekker sounds weepy during footage of dolphins swimming alongside Guppy, as she begs them to linger a while longer.

She hangs out with an American sailing couple at one tropical port of call, catches up with her mother and sister at another and reunites with her dad in Australia, where he helps her repair the battered Guppy. But it's when Dekker is stuck adrift for 47 days waiting for the wind to pick up on the Indian Ocean that she realizes that solitude actually becomes her. "I love being alone," she says. "Freedom is when you're not attached to anything."

She also realizes that the everyday grind of the Netherlands—which she describes as "Get money, get a house, get a husband, get a baby and then die"—is not for her. Instead, Dekker buys a New Zealand flag to fly in French Polynesia, a place she refers to as "paradise."  

What a relief it is to spend quality movie time with an adolescent girl who isn't pining for a boy or obsessed with social media. Not that Dekker doesn't act her age regularly. She adorns herself with headbands, wrist ornaments and necklaces. She dyes her blond hair red around the trip's midway point. She celebrates after making popcorn for the first time. She bounces around to music and eats out of a cooking pot just because she can. She even swears, though not quite like a sailor.

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Fourteen-year-old Laura Dekker, a teenager from Holland, sets out to be the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone in MAIDENTRIP. Before she attempts to do so, she confronts the Dutch government, who try everything in their power to stop her and to put her in foster care and separate her from her father. She wins her court case and is free to pursue her dream. Using a mix of shots from the camera Laura brought with her on her trip, footage from her childhood, and shots from director Jillian Schlesinger, this documentary shows the highs and lows of Dekker's voyage, as well as the people she meets along the way as she traverses all three oceans in two years.

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This inspiring documentary manages to represent Laura Dekker as both a brave, extraordinary individual and an ordinary teenager looking to grow up and pursue her life's goals. Through a mix of footage Dekker kept on her personal camera as she kept a video diary and director Jillian Schlesinger's beautiful filming and filling in of the blanks in the story line emerges an incredible story of an extremely driven teenage girl and her dream of being the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.

Although this documentary should prove inspirational for any teen with dreams of his or her own, families in general should find much to admire and enjoy in Maidentrip . The highs and lows of the voyage come through quite clearly, as do the numerous obstacles Dekker had to face before and during the trip. This is an unforgettable documentary that should merit repeated viewings.

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• In theaters : December 30, 2013
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• Genre : Documentary
• Topics : Adventures , Ocean Creatures
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• Run time : 82 minutes
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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 . First Run will open “Maidentrip” January 17 at the IFC Center in New York.

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Maidentrip Movie Review: A Journey of Both Personal and Historical Significance

Maidentrip is director Jillian Schlesinger’s documentary/compilation of the story of Laura Dekker, the teenage adventurer who sought to become the youngest person to sail alone around the world without any assistance or follow boats. However, Laura’s journey isn’t just about guiding a boat around the globe — it’s one of developing a sense of maturity, independence, responsibility, identity, family, and belonging.

After being born on a boat in New Zealand and living on the water for the first five years of her life, her family relocated to Holland, and her parents separated. She stayed with her boat-builder father to pursue her lifelong dream of returning to the sea. When she became a teenager and sought to realize that dream by circumnavigating the globe in a 40-foot sailboat, despite the support of her father, the Dutch legal system sought to take custody of her to prevent what it considered a too-dangerous undertaking. They eventually caved and permitted her voyage, but all of the personal and legal conflict and setbacks served only to strengthen her resolve and build up her yearning to hit the waves.

With great anticipation and some admitted impatience, the journey began. It didn’t take long before a sense of isolation set in, and Laura began to miss her father and her home. Out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the reality and gravity of the situation started to hit — this was really happening, she was really doing this. It’s exciting, but also terrifying, and every bit of it is documented on camera on the boat by Laura herself, and a pretty nice camera at that — the footage is bright and clear and generally steady and well edited.

Breaks from loneliness came in the form of dolphins swimming alongside the boat, meeting up with other seafarers, or docking at ports of call to visit locals, family, or restock supplies. This wasn’t a race, it was a journey, so each stop along the way was chronicled and documented, but also tactfully compiled to not get bogged down at any point.

Laura started to adjust to life on the boat and stopped missing luxuries from home, even the people back home as she made new friends on the trip. She became more self-reliant, responsible, and diligent in making difficult boat repairs on the fly and navigating tougher paths to avoid greater dangers like pirates or reefs. As she neared New Zealand, great conflict arose between completing the voyage she set out to make and simply returning to the nation of her birth and calling it quits. She wasn’t interested in fame or being in the history books. It wasn’t that she was tired of the sea, but that she’d not been that close to the Kiwis since she was born and had always wanted to return there.

If you followed the story on the news or have 10 seconds to spare on Google, you’ll know that she ultimately completed her lap around the world, but not quite as originally intended. The final leg of the trip was impacted by several heavy personal choices she made along the way, many of which play out in front of the camera with a maturity I don’t think many people would expect from a girl her age.

The bulk of the footage being shot in person by Laura really gives the viewer the sense that they’re on the trip and even on the boat with her much of the time. The way the footage is combined keeps the pace moving while allowing time for some really breathtaking shots and personal revelations by the Guppy’s captain. It could have perhaps dwelled on some smaller details longer, but at 82 minutes, the runtime felt pretty much right without making any major sacrifices. One thing to know going in is that the whole tale is told in a mixture of English, rough English with subtitles, and Dutch with subtitles. It’s a little jarring sometimes to go from comfortably listening along to having to start reading to keep up with the conversation, but it’s not enough to detract from the experience. Each major landmark and navigational transition is illustrated in a very charming animated watercolor fashion.

It was not all, as they say, smooth sailing , but many major perils that could have befallen young Laura on her incredible journey were deftly avoided through thorough planning. Had she not brought along her video camera and documented the whole thing, this film wouldn’t have been possible. It was a trip worth taking, her story’s worth telling, and Maidentrip is worth seeing.

Mark Buckingham

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Currently you are able to watch "Maidentrip" streaming on OVID.

Where does Maidentrip rank today? The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Streaming charts last updated: 5:25:56 AM, 05/02/2024

Maidentrip is 14322 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 8828 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Aaraattu but less popular than Reopening Night.

14-year-old Laura Dekker sets out on a two-year voyage in pursuit of her dream to become the youngest person ever to sail around the world alone.

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Streaming Charts The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.3 million movie & TV show fans per day.

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