Ice Maiden

Lisa's story and the filming - just mind blowing. Is everything an adventure should have guts, glory and tears. Such a true picture of what Lisa faced and her true inner strength throughout the project. Covers the good and the bad in a way that takes you on her adventure and leaves you wanting to volunteer to help her on her next adventure. Filming is sensational, so many aspects covered including the impact on her family, her team and sponsors. Her work is invaluable and her spirit unique. Am looking forward to hearing more about Lisa's upcoming adventures and am hoping for Ice Maiden 2 sometime in the future.

This was a thrilling documentary, up there with "Touching the Void" for me.

Great direction. Real archive footage of a harrowing sailing adventure, beautifully blended with cinematic recreations, and an incredible score. It kept me on the edge of my seat.

An absolutely inspiring story about never giving up on a dream no matter how hard things get. I was tearing up in the cinema.

Some terrific insider interviews help pull you into the world of solo sailing, and the interviews with Lisa and her family give the film real heart, and raise the stakes of this life or death journey.

Highly recommend.

Ice Maiden is far more than a documentary, The film is a visceral experience taking you from the depths of despair and terror to exhilarating highs and sheer relief at survival through seemingly impossible conditions. Action and thriller screenwriters can only dream of taking audiences through this ride that grabs you from the first frame and throws you, almost bodily, into a place beyond imagining. Lisa Blair is a name that should be heard around the globe as one of the greatest adventurers of all time. Whatever you do, if you get the opportunity, see this film. If you're lucky enough to be at the Q n' A sessions afterward, you'll be doubly rewarded. Many films fade from memory - this one definitely won't. It will inspire many with it's simple message...if you have a dream,whatever it may be; work out how to achieve it and get it done. I will certainly be seeing this wonderful film again when it gets it's widely deserved support for international release to cinemas everywhere.

A brilliantly told story of survival and determination. Lisa's journey is both inspiring and terrifying - an incredible tale of resilience against all odds. The filmmakers have done an excellent job retelling her heroic journey whilst bringing the audience along for the ride. Every twist and turn of the adventure is played out in nail-bitingly suspenseful scenes. Stellar interviews are expertly intertwined between stunning visuals of the action to create a thoroughly engaging documentary. Balancing light and shade with suspense and, oftentimes, humour - Ice Maiden is a sophisticated and nuanced film.

This is a real life film worth seeing, the drama, the conquering of film what an extraordinary solo circumnavigation of Antártica A must see film that is gripping, scary, exciting but full of thrills, I loved to see how Lisa Blair overcame all the obstacles, all the setbacks what a fantastic Australian she is.

I was on the edge of my seat through most of this film and the craziness of the southern ocean , the scariest of rounding the capes and to come back from the edge of utter defeat it is an extraordinary story, I also loved her stamina and the understanding it gave me of how solo sailing operates, it's really wonderful.