Apr 20, May 3: Movie – WOMEN & THE WIND

WORLD PREMIERE TOUR from 19th April: Wilmington, USA; Paris, France; Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Exclusive New Zealand screening only at Raglan Old School Arts Centre

Motivated by Kiana’s first North Atlantic crossing in 2019, where she witnessed a plastic-littered ocean, Mara Noka and Kiana, joined by filmmaker Alizé Jireh and environmentalist Lærke Heilmann, set off across the North Atlantic again in 2022 to follow plastic pollution on its ride to Europe via the Gulf Stream.

WOMEN & THE WIND | Doc. Exempt 90 mins | USA

Sunday 20th April 4.30pm, Saturday 3rd May 7.30pm

Ticket prices: $18 Adults, $16 Concession, Children $12. RCAC Members $14. These prices apply from 1st May.

Raglan Movies at the Old School, 5 Stewart St, Raglan 3225.

Book online: raglanmovies.nz, call into the Old School office Mon-Fri 10am to 2pm. (Office closed public holidays)

Door sales from 30 mins before session times.

Licensed bar & homemade snacks on sale.

Three women ignite the flames of curiosity and adventure which lay dormant within so many of us, by deepening our understanding of the synergy between nature and humanity—and by doing so radically, through a voyage across the North Atlantic.

Women and the Wind is a project aimed at igniting the flames of curiosity and adventure which lay dormant within so many of us, by deepening our understanding of the synergy between nature and humanity—and by doing so radically. This project is led by a group of women and realized through a voyage across the North Atlantic on Mara Noka, a 50-year-old wooden catamaran based on a polynesian ocean-going double canoe.

Though the initial intention of the film was to focus mainly on telling this story of plastic, the voyage took on a much more personal tone as the days progressed. The women were then faced with the reality of life at sea aboard a boat, for 30 days, with no space from each other or themselves. Calms and tempests reflected their own inner workings, and an entire moon’s cycle on the ocean brought their femininity to the forefront. They experienced their fragility and their strengths with an intensity that is unmatched, transforming this film into an intimate portrayal of woman and nature.

Directed by: Alizé Jireh, Kiana Weltzien, Lærke Heilmann

Director of Photography: Alizé Jireh

Produced by: Angie Richard

WOMEN & THE WIND | Doc. Exempt 90 mins | USA