Screening of Netflix Film "True Spirit" and Talk Back with Producer Debra Martin Chase '77 and Writer & Director Sarah Spillane
Fri, Mar 24, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
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Mount Holyoke is excited to host a screening of the Netflix Film “True Spirit” and a talk-back with the producer, Mount Holyoke’s very own Debra Martina Chase ‘77, and writer and director, Sarah Spillane.
Synopsis: When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant (Cliff Curtis) and her parents (Josh Lawson and Academy Award winner Anna Paquin), Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.
True Spirit is directed by Sarah Spillane, written by Sarah Spillane, Rebecca Banner and Cathy Randall with Debra Martin Chase, Susan Cartsonis and Andrew Fraser serving as producers. Bridget Webb, Vivien Turner, Stacy Clausen and Todd Lasance also co-star in this incredible true story of perseverance and human accomplishment that shows that you are only as big as the dreams you dare to live.
Event Information:
Happening Friday, March 24 in Gamble Auditorium with the screening starting at 6:30pm and talk-back at 8:30pm. Doors will open at 6pm.
The event is free for and open to all Mount Holyoke College students, faculty, staff and alums. You must register ahead of time and be prepared to show your OneCard, or proof of registration, at the door in order to gain access to the event.
- This event will take place on the first floor of a wheelchair accessible building in a stadium seating venue which is wheelchair accessible, the film will be shown with closed captions, and all speaking and Q&A will be done using microphones.
- For inquiries about the accessibility of this event or to request any accommodations, please contact Alicia Erwin at dean-students@mtholyoke.edu or 413-538-2896.
- Please make accommodation requests no later than Thursday, March 16 at 5pm to give implementation time, however, in all situations, a good faith effort will be made to provide accommodations up until the time of the event.
Sponsored by the Division of Student Life in collaboration with the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, the Department of Student Engagement, the Weissman Center for Leadership, the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives, the Miller Worley Center for the Environment, and the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association.
Where
Art Building, Gamble Auditorium
Accessible entrances, east and west entrances, all floors.
Hosted By
Co-hosted with: Weissman Center for Leadership, Miller Worley Center for the Environment, McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives, Study Abroad, Division of Student Life (OWNER), Engage MHC, Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
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