Solo
2008 Australia
Duration: 58 mins
Overview
Andrew McAuley, the subject of Solo, attempts the first-ever kayak crossing of the Tasman Sea—a 1,000-mile journey from Australia to New Zealand. It is, perhaps, the wildest stretch of ocean in the world, where McAuley sees a great white shark leap five meters out of the water and intense storms churn the icy water into 30-meter waves of terrifying power. Capsizing more than once, McAuley defies all odds and wills his way toward his destination where his wife and little boy await. Ironically, the closer he gets to the end of his adventure, the slimmer his chances of survival become. Whether McAuley is intrepid or insane, inspired or suicidal, is open to debate. What is irrefutable is that he’s driven by a force beyond his control to suffer incalculable hardship, risking the loss of all that is dear to him in pursuit of an adventure like none other. —PK