Stories

13th June 2022

Motherhood and leadership on the high seas

When Ky Delaney set sail for a month around the Virgin Islands, her aim was to show her four-year-old son Tobin the joy of the ocean. But as a skipper for the first time, she also needed to find a leadership style - as a mother, woman and friend - free of the hierarchical trappings her male teachers had imparted.

25th June 2021

A Walk In The Skye – By Air, Land & Sea

A Seabird’s View: Extreme athlete, Alexander Schulz, completes acrobatic slackline stunt
between the cliffs of West Skye and the famous MacLeods Maidens.

10th July 2020

Telling the story of sailor and ocean rower Lia Ditton

Danielle Sellwood is a journalist and filmmaker and the co-founder of FindItFilm, a production and film company telling stories of female athletes and adventurers to encourage more women in sport.

27th March 2020

How Documentary Films Inspire Activism

Laura Mahler, in conversation with fellow filmmaker Eleanor Church, discusses the potential of documentary film to inspire social action in viewers. Has the past year seen a paradigm shift in how we receive environmental films?

Authors

Ky Delaney

Ky Delaney's book about sailing with her son, AFLOAT, is out on submission. You can read more of her writing at kydelaney.com.

Adventure Uncovered

Adventure Uncovered influences social and environmental change through responsible adventure.

Laura Mahler

Laura Mahler is an environmental researcher and documentary filmmaker. Her first film, Film The Change: PLASTIC has been screened worldwide, and she has picked up academic and film awards internationally, including the Youth Jury Award at the Krakow International Film Festival.

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