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Maiden

2018

Alex Holmes

Documentary, Self: Tracy Edwards

7.5

125

Documentary The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.

	Media	Author	Review
		Dennis Harvey Variety	"It’s the plentiful on-board material, excitingly structured and paced by doc veteran Holmes with editor Katie Bryer, that lends 'Maiden' great immediacy, suspense, and rooting value"
		Kate Erbland IndieWire	"[It] is both timely and intensely relevant (...) While 'Maiden' is satisfying on its own, it’s tailor-made for a remake that can dive deeper into a story that has so much life left in it."
		Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter	"Mixing archival material and fresh interviews with Edwards and her crewmembers, Holmes creates an engaging, suspenseful story with layers of social resonance."
		Jonathan Christian The Playlist	"'Maiden' not only capitalizes on socially relevant themes currently permeating through modern cinema but also serves as an inspirational experience for anyone who enjoys film."
		David Parkinson Empire	"Instructive, insightful and inspiring, 'Maiden' is a rousingly riveting record of a remarkable accomplishment (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It pays due homage to Edwards as a courageous pioneer (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"What I love most about 'Maiden' is that it’s not a hagiography of Edwards (...) Holmes puts it all together so well that you don’t really mind the predictability."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Some of the footage (...) radiates hold-your-breath suspense (...) So sounds the trumpets and roll out the cheers for these female pioneers."
		Peter Howell Toronto Star	"[It] is gruelling and uplifting by turn (...) One of the year’s best docs (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Radheyan Simonpillai Now Toronto	"[It] is distinguished by pointed recollections and riveting storytelling (...) This doc has many exhilarating moments but is also perfunctory in style"
		Andrew Parker The Gate	"An exceptional, effortless sort of documentary built around a story that’s so thrilling, dramatic, and inspirational that screenwriters who dabble in fictional films would’ve killed to come up with it themselves (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Paul Byrnes The Age	"A tribute to power of one woman's determination (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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