Private Project

The Sailing Movie

The powerful tale of a boys "Right of Passage," a family sails six thousand miles through sixteen countries, in search of six essential life skills we'll all need to thrive in this quickly changing world. Share their adventures and personal challenges as they survive on the sea, and interview elders from remote indigenous peoples, academics, gangsters, and diplomats. Much of the music for the original soundtrack was recorded at sea with people they met along the way.

  • Ryan Jay Luskin
    Director
  • Ryan Jay Luskin
    Writer
  • Grazia Caroselli
    Producer
    "The Journey Back," PBS
  • Ryan Jay Luskin
    Key Cast
    "Ryan"
  • Sunny Savage
    Key Cast
    "Sunny"
    Hot on the Trail with Sunny Savage
  • Saelyn Savage
    Key Cast
    "Saelyn"
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Feature, documentary, docufiction, caribbean, hawaii, sailing, adventure, travel
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes 2 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 30, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    Bahamas, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominica, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ryan Jay Luskin

Film maker Ryan Luskin holds an MA in Visual Anthropology, a secondary teaching credential, and is a licensed 50 ton United States Coast Guard Captain. Mr. Luskin has worked as a classroom teacher, environmental education non profit director, boat captain, and archeologist.

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Director Statement

What life skills are essential to thrive in this quickly changing world? Find out as you adventure with an anthropologist and his family through sixteen countries in search of "wisdom keepers," to find the six essential life skills we'll all need to thrive in this quickly changing world.

The story is the tale of a boy's high of passage...and that boy is a metaphor for the youth of the world and humanities hope for the future. Watch The Sailing Movie find out what we all need to know to thrive in this quickly changing world.