About True Spirit
- Released on January 26, 2023
When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor Ben Bryant and her parents, Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days.
Full Cast of True Spirit
Teagan Croft plays Jessica Watson
Cliff Curtis plays Ben Bryant
Alyla Browne plays Young Jessica
Josh Lawson plays Roger Watson
Anna Paquin plays Julie Watson
Bridget Webb plays Emily Watson
Vivien Turner plays Hannah Watson
Stacy Clausen plays Tom Watson
Freya Callaghan plays Young Emily
Chris Hillier plays Instructor
Todd Lasance plays Craig Atherton
Josephine Flynn plays Reporter #1
Nikhil Singh plays Reporter #2
Alice Tate plays Georgina Bauer
Ling Cooper Tang plays Susie the News Presenter
Shanyn Asmar plays Female Politician
Liam Wallace plays Young Tom
Molly Belle Wright plays Young Hannah
Tomoka Tsuyuki plays Japanese News Presenter
Joey Vieira plays American News Presenter
Justin Gerardin plays French News Presenter
Allie Anderson plays American Female Boxer
Elliott Ng plays Chinese Hipster Man
Pauline Davies plays Older Scottish Woman
Joy Mirembe plays Kenyan Blog Girl
Aarush Amith plays Indian Blog Boy
Stefany Baumann plays Kindy Teacher
Charlotte Marquis plays Kindy Kid
Olivia Marquis plays Kindy Kid
Frances McGrady plays Kindy Kid
Moses McGrady plays Kindy Kid
Bowie Ottersbach Spillane plays Kindy Kid
Charlie Rose Lasance plays Kindy Kid
Eric Williams plays Kindy Kid
James McGrady plays James - TV Weatherman
Luke O'Neill plays Kevin Rudd
Jessica Watson plays Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew of True Spirit
Production
Editing
Sound
Costume & Make-Up
Camera
Writing
Directing
Art
Visual Effects
Crew
Lighting
- Teagan Croft
- Cliff Curtis
- Alyla Browne
- Josh Lawson
- Anna Paquin
- Bridget Webb
- Vivien Turner
- Stacy Clausen
- Freya Callaghan
- Chris Hillier
- Todd Lasance
- Josephine Flynn
- Nikhil Singh
- Alice Tate
- Ling Cooper Tang
- Shanyn Asmar
- Liam Wallace
- Molly Belle Wright
- Tomoka Tsuyuki
- Joey Vieira
- Justin Gerardin
- Allie Anderson
- Elliott Ng
- Pauline Davies
- Joy Mirembe
- Aarush Amith
- Stefany Baumann
- Charlotte Marquis
- Olivia Marquis
- Frances McGrady
- Moses McGrady
- Bowie Ottersbach Spillane
- Charlie Rose Lasance
- Eric Williams
- James McGrady
- Luke O'Neill
- Jessica Watson