Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerNetflix is setting sail with its lastest biopic about the remarkable true story of Jessica Watson, who at the age of 16 became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world.
Around the Block filmmaker Sarah Spillane is onboard to direct the pic which is on based on Watson’s best-selling memoir, True Spirit.
Spillane adapted the screenplay with Cathy Randall.In 2009, Watson accomplished what many thought impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of oceans and surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.
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