The Business
Tracy Edwards and Alex Holmes on making 'Maiden,' and saving the boat to boot
The new documentary ‘ Maiden ’ tells the incredible story of the first all-female crew to compete in the grueling, months-long Whitbread Round the World sailing race.
The new documentary ‘Maiden’ tells the incredible story of the first all-female crew to compete in the grueling, months-long Whitbread Round the World sailing race.
Both Holmes and Edwards join us to share how the film came to be and explain their coincidental parallel ventures--as Holmes was trying to get his documentary off the ground, Edwards learned that Maiden the yacht had been abandoned and needed to be rescued.
And the story of Maiden may have yet another life--when asked about the possibility of a narrative film about her journey, Edwards is coy, but hints there might be something in the works.