The documentary film Passage Out of Paradise (directed by Michael Balson, written and produced by Richard Dennison for Orana Films) is about the three month Jukung race race from Indonesia to Melville Island, Australia brought to life by Bob Hobman with nine two-person international teams. I was somewhat disappointed and felt like the film failed … Read more
A multi-part television series filmed from 1991 to 1996 about the Knight family from Canada. The father Tony is a dentist and he sails away with his wife Ariën and two children aboard the Ocean Wanderer to circumnavigate the globe.
Six people on-board a small yacht sailing across the Arctic. Three months in the wilderness, away from the cares of daily life. Encounters with people and ruthless nature. The feeling of a great surprise at what they find in the kingdom of ice… This film is about an outstanding challenge and making a huge turn … Read more
The Family that Dared is the story of the Campe Family who sold everything they owned, built a boat and set off on an adventure none of them would forget. This might sound all too common but the family did it in 1977! This is the first of 13 episodes that Joachim Campe filmed (all … Read more
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Reasons why I find the Lapita Voyage with two lapstrake canoes from James Wharram Designs is so intriguing: 1. Historical significance: The Lapita Voyage was inspired by intense interest in the 4,000-year-old of the prehistoric South Pacific trade route, along which thrived the Lapita culture. James Wharram and his partner Hanneke Boon and sought to … Read more
An absolutely fascinating documentary of Belgian filmmaker Jean-Pierre Dutilleux making first contact with the Toulambi tribe of Papua New Guinea who had, up until this time, heard legends of the existence of white men but either didn’t believe it or believed that white men were the spirits of dead ancestors coming back to haunt the … Read more
The 1990 documentary film “Haida Gwaii: Islands of The People” is interesting for several reasons. Firstly, the film celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Haida people, an Indigenous community that inhabit the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The documentary offers an insider’s view of their traditions, customs, and way … Read more