This film was made for the International Documentary Challenge in five days.
Here is the pitch for the feature:
Charles smiles as he signs clause three on his contract, agreeing to an immediate burial at sea if he “croaks”. Some people would call it insane to try and row across the Atlantic Ocean unassisted especially at his age, but 61 year old Charles Wilkins would simply call it the adventure of a lifetime.
The spirit of adventure and competition…
This film was made for the International Documentary Challenge in five days.
Here is the pitch for the feature:
Charles smiles as he signs clause three on his contract, agreeing to an immediate burial at sea if he “croaks”. Some people would call it insane to try and row across the Atlantic Ocean unassisted especially at his age, but 61 year old Charles Wilkins would simply call it the adventure of a lifetime.
The spirit of adventure and competition…
If he survives, Charles Wilkins will write another book, about his possibly last great adventure - a 3000 mile record breaking row across the Atlantic this January. The 61-year-old writer, nominated last year for the Stephen Leacock Award and recently acclaimed for his account of a summer spent working in a cemetery, “In the land of the Long fingernails”, did not hesitate to sign clause three on his contract - agreeing to immediate burial at sea…
LOCAL AUTHOR AND ADVENTURER, CHARLIE WILKINS, HAS ROWED ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
3194 miles to date and less than a 100 miles to go.
The boat is called The Big Blue and it was designed specifically to shave three days off the current world record. Their skipper is Angela Madsen, a 50 year old grandmother of three and the first paraplegic woman to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic and has broken numerous records since then. http://vimeo.com/18995549
The…
Angela Madsen is a 50 year old Grandmother of three from Long Beach, CA She is a member of both the Disabled American Veterans and the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Angela also enjoys working with newly injured vets to get them involved with adaptive sports. In February of 2003, the Amateur Athletic Foundation named Angela as a recipient of the Women Who Inspire Us Award; in September of 2003, she received the Leo Reilly, Jr. Award for outstanding…
Check out www.bigbluerow.com for updates! This is the second of a series of promos about the Big Blue Row team of rowers who plan a world record crossing of the Atlantic in January 2011. This time we focus on 67 year old Tom from Toronto Island. On 4-8th of November the team met in New York for the christening of "Big Blue" built specifically for the expedition by Shelter Island Boats. They survived an overnight sea trial and safety training. Cinematography…
Check out www.bigbluerow.com to follow their progress!
This is the first of a series of promos about the Big Blue Row - a team of rowers who plan a world record crossing of the Atlantic in January 2011. On 4-8th of November the team met in New York for the christening of "Big Blue" built specifically for the expedition by Shelter Island Boats. They survived an overnight sea trial and safety training. Cinematography by Damien Gilbert, with additional…
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