Women & the Wind

Women & the Wind

2025 • 1h 35m • Documentary

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Language

English

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About the film

*By renting this film on Kinema, you are directly supporting the artists who made it and keeping this kind of storytelling alive!*

Three women ignite flames of curiosity and adventure by deepening our understanding of the synergy between nature and humanity through a voyage following plastic across the North Atlantic on Mara Noka, a 50-year-old wooden catamaran.

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Find out more about the women, the boat, and our mission, read our digital Plastic Logbook, and more at www.womenandthewind.com or follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/womenandthewind :)

Director

Alizé Jireh

Producer

Kiana Weltzien, Laerke Heilmann, Angie Richard

Executive Producer

Women & the Wind Foundation

Upcoming screenings

Awards & recognition

Lebanese Outdoor Film Festival

Best International Film

Cape Town Adventure Film Festival

Official Selection

Honolulu Surf Film Festival

Audience Choice Best Feature

Festival du Film d'Aventure de la Réunion

Official Selection

Sidewalk Film Festival

Official Selection

MV Documentary Week

Official Selection

Festival International du Film et du Livre d’Aventure de La Rochelle

Official Selection

Rio Mountain Film Festival

Best Film

Festival Internacional de Cine de Ensenada

Official Selection

Friday Harbor Documentary Film Festival

Official Selection

Canarias Surf Film Festival

Official Selection

WipeOut Surf Film Festival

Official Selection

What people are saying

Though at times suspenseful, the film is a gentle and meditative journey across the ocean, reminiscent of a bygone era of sailing. The dreamy, nostalgic cinematography sets the scene, but it’s the low-tech, barebores adventure of a few young people with a big dream that really feels like something plucked straight from yesteryear.

Lydia Mullan

SAIL Magazine

The documentary stands as a stunning testament to the strength and resilience of these three women, who share a deep and meaningful connection with nature and the ocean. Through breathtaking visual footage and raw, unfiltered honesty, the film powerfully illustrates the transformative impact of stepping beyond one’s comfort zone and risking everything in pursuit of a dream.

Paul J. Youngman

That Canadian Mag

The film’s tone is both ethereal and unflinching. Alizé’s cinematography is conceptual yet grounded. It reflects not just the physical experience of ocean sailing, but the psychological one—when you’re surrounded by water, without reprieve, there’s no escaping yourself or your shipmates.

Kirsten Thomas

Boating New Zealand

Their wooden catamaran that looks so fragile and appears to be held together with rope, chains and trust in the unknown is definitely NOT like most boats that sail across the Atlantic. And as I found out after being immersed in their documentary, the experience Kiana, Lærke and Alizé had—with each other and the North Atlantic—during the 30-days they spent sailing form Beaufort, North Carolina to the Azores is not quite like most transatlantic voyages either.

Bill Springer

Forbes

It's all captured by Alizé Jireh’s phenomenal cinematography – I could just watch her work for hours on end. Every shot is visceral, and whatever camera she’s using is superb. Several times I found myself in awe of her compositions. There isn’t any additional lighting, or set up involved, Jireh can only work with what nature gives her, and what lights her crewmates are wearing. I love her style, and hopefully I’ll be able to buy this film so I can watch it on repeat.

Oliver Hackett-Watson

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