She dropped out of school to sail around the world alone at 14. Teenage rebellion, elevated.
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.
Cinematography
Stunning self-shot ocean footage from a GoPro teen pioneer.
Direction
Schlesinger lets Laura narrate her own myth-making.
Director
Jillian Schlesinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Laura filmed most footage herself, making this an accidental pioneer of the influencer-era 'self-documentary' format years before it exploded.
Dutch authorities fought to block her voyage, calling her parents unfit. A court actually ruled on whether a 14-year-old could sail solo.
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