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Documentary Film Group

When:
Thursday, March 21, 2019, 2:00 PM until 3:30 PM
Where:
The Root Cellar
Root Cellar Website
 750 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Chapel Hill, NC  27514

919-967-3663
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Linda E Maitland
Category:
Discussion Activities
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
1---A fee of $5 is payable in advance by credit card for non-members attending the discussion event.
2----Attendees watch the film in advance on Netflix and then discuss the film at the event.
No Fee
$5.00
No Fee
No Fee
The Documentary Film Group will gather one afternoon each month to discuss a documentary film.  The documentaries are all available on Netflix unless noted otherwise and participants should watch the documentary selection before coming to the meeting where we will discuss the film. 


Losing Sight of Shore graphic

Losing Sight of Shore documents a journey by 4 women in a tiny boat who rowed 8,446 miles across the Pacific from America to Australia. They spent 257 days at sea, unsupported. Losing Sight of Shore is both harrowing and inspiring.

What are you capable of doing? The women aboard the Doris asked themselves that question. Their inspiring answer is Losing Sight of Shore.

The team set 2 world records: first group of 4 rowers to ever cross the Pacific and first all female team to ever do the same. Sometimes it’s easy to despair of the human race. Women like this remind you that humans can be awesome and accomplish the impossible.


CLICK HERE FOR  LOSING SIGHT OF SHORE TRAILER

CLICK HERE FOR  TED TALK BY A MEMBER OF THE CREW


A NOTE FROM THE DOCUMENTARY FILM COORDINATORS:  We want to tell you about a free screening of another, unrelated documentary which several of us saw in February. We thought that you might be interested - and that it should be required viewing for everyone in the Healthcare industry.
Resilience film graphic



CLICK HERE FOR  RESILIENCE TRAILER



The regularly scheduled meeting of the Documentary Film Group is on the afternoon of the third Thursday of each month. The date for a particular month may change for various reasons, so check the event posting for the current month when it is updated.

 


Questions: Contact Linda Maitand at lindaemaitland@gmail,com (281-235-9791) or Beth Laughlin at waycoolmrsl@gmail.com (713-503-7763). If you would like to nominate a film for discussion, please send your suggestions to Linda.