True Spirit is a 2023 Australian biographical drama film directed by Sarah Spillane and written by Spillane, Cathy Randall, and Rebecca Banner. The film is based on the 2010 memoir of the same name by Jessica Watson, played by Teagan Croft. She is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo global circumnavigation at the age of 16. The film was made available for streaming on Netflix on 3 February 2023. The synopsis is that in 2009, 16 year old Jessica Watson dreams of becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop and unassisted, which means she must sail alone and not dock the boat at any port along the way. The journey is estimated to take 200 days, and she must cross the equator and all meridians of longitude her team consists of her parents, siblings, and her coach Ben Bryant a former competitive sailor. When on her boat Jessica has a phone/ radio where she can communicate with her coach and family. Jessica also decided to make an online blog where she can write about her journey and also film her journey so that the world can keep up with her along the way. Netflix announced on july 16, 2020 that Watson's memoir True Spirit would be adapted into a feature film, directed by Sarah Spillane. The film is produced by Susan Cartsonis for Resonate Entertainment, Debra Martin Chase for Martin Chase Productions and Andrew Fraser for Sunstar Entertainment. Executive Producers are Suzanne Farwell and Brent Emery for Resonate Entertainment. Co-Producer is Clément Bauer for Resonate Entertainment. Filming took place in August 2021 in Chevron Island in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic affected the production. The epilogue reveals that Jessica was named the 2011 Young Australian of the Year, has written two books despite having dyslexia, and is still an avid sailor. This movie was awesome. It is the best movie I have seen so far this 2023. If you have not seen it yet I highly recommend watching it cause you won’t regret it. It was also adapted into a book so if you like reading that would be something to check out as well. I have not looked for the book yet but I’m sure I will like the book just as much. I rated this 5 stars but if I could go higher on the rating I would give it a 10. If you have Netflix please watch this awesome movie cause you will really enjoy it.

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