When Jillian Schlesinger came across the story of a fearless Dutch sailor named Laura Dekker, she knew she’d found a subject worthy of her first feature film. But Schlesinger never would have read Dekker’s name...

Thirteen-year-olds have big dreams, but how many of them actively pursue — and realize — those dreams? How many can function for more than a day or two without a hand to hold or a friend to steer them...