True Spirit

When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, 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.

Discover

Teagan Croft

Jessica Watson

Cliff Curtis

Ben Bryant

Alyla Browne

Young Jessica

Josh Lawson

Roger Watson

Anna Paquin

Julie Watson

Bridget Webb

Emily Watson

Stacy Clausen

Tom Watson

Todd Lasance

Craig Atherton

Josephine Flynn

Reporter #1

Alice Tate

Georgina Bauer

Ling Cooper Tang

Susie the News Presenter

Shanyn Asmar

Female Politician

Tomoka Tsuyuki

Japanese News Presenter

Joey Vieira

American News Presenter

Justin Gerardin

French News Presenter

Jessica Watson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Freya Callaghan

Young Emily

Chris Hillier

Instructor

Vivien Turner

Hannah Watson

Nikhil Singh

Reporter #2

Liam Wallace

Young Tom

Molly Belle Wright

Young Hannah

Allie Anderson

American Female Boxer

Elliott Ng

Chinese Hipster Man

Pauline Davies

Older Scottish Woman

Joy Mirembe

Kenyan Blog Girl

Aarush Amith

Indian Blog Boy

Stefany Baumann

Kindy Teacher

Olivia Marquis

Kindy Kid

Frances McGrady

Kindy Kid

Moses McGrady

Kindy Kid

Eric Williams

Kindy Kid

James McGrady

James - TV Weatherman

Luke O'Neill

Kevin Rudd

Art

Jim Millett

Assistant Art Director

Bill Booth

Supervising Art Director

Bonnie Kells

Assistant Property Master

Peter Kodicek

Property Master

Graeme Callander

Storyboard Artist

Brian Carlin

Graphic Designer

Sam Uther

Storyboard Artist

Tanika Pratt

Assistant Art Director

Rachel Don

Set Designer

Brian Nickless

Set Designer

Gillian Butler

Set Decoration

Michelle McGahey

Production Design

Ken Min Lau

Graphic Designer

Camera

Chris Child

First Assistant "A" Camera

Danny Ruhlmann

Director of Photography

Jeremy Wheatley

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Riki Byrne

First Assistant "B" Camera

Scott Dolan

"A" Camera Operator

Miranda Porter

"B" Camera Operator

Scott Dolan

Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Rick Findlater

Makeup Designer

Rick Findlater

Hair Designer

Justine Seymour

Costume Design

Crew

Jane Maguire

Post Production Supervisor

Yasca Sinigaglia

Stunt Coordinator

Danielle Hutcheson

Acting Double

Bridget Burt

Stunt Double

Cameron Dale

In Memory Of

Darrell Scanlon

Catering Head Chef

Directing

Joanne Pearce

Second Assistant Director

James McGrady

First Assistant Director

Merran Elliot

Script Supervisor

Sarah Spillane

Director

Editing

Lighting

Craig Clark

Gaffer

Production

Brent Emery

Executive Producer

Shahen Mekertichian

Executive Producer

Clément Bauer

Co-Producer

Suzanne Farwell

Executive Producer

Sarah Spillane

Executive Producer

Georgina Marquis

Unit Production Manager

David Brookwell

Executive Producer

Georgina Marquis

Executive Producer

Damian Eggins

Unit Manager

Alexandra Taussig

Line Producer

Jade van der Lei

Production Supervisor

Jamie Whitfield

Assistant Unit Manager

Sean McNamara

Executive Producer

Andrew Fraser

Producer

Sound

Linda Cohen

Music Supervisor

Tim Ryan

Music Editor

Andy Wright

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Oliver John Cameron

Orchestrator

Matthew Chin

Orchestrator

Megan Howieson

Foley Editor

Leah Katz

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Leah Katz

Supervising ADR Editor

Alex Francis

Sound Effects Editor

Jessica Wells

Orchestrator

Mario Vaccaro

Foley Artist

Clifford Bradley

Orchestrator

Nick Wales

Original Music Composer

Mick Boraso

Sound Designer

Alex Francis

Foley Recordist

Jessica Wells

Conductor

Andy Wright

Supervising Sound Editor

Jason Mannell

Foley Recordist

Nick Wales

Orchestrator

Writing

Rebecca Banner

Screenplay

Cathy Randall

Screenplay

Sarah Spillane

Screenplay