The Launch (2023)

“THE ONLY DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ROWING WHERE THERE’S ALMOST NO ROWING, BUT THERE IS LOTS OF ADVENTURE.” -ELLEN “MAGELLAN” FALTERMAN

A love story. An adventure. One woman, a rowboat, and a dream to become the first person to row around the world. Solo.

The Launch is a 101-minute documentary about Ellen “Magellan” Falterman, an adventurer from Tarkington, Texas. After years of breaking records on the Missouri river, Ellen has begun her biggest expedition yet: an attempt to circumnavigate the planet entirely on an ocean rowboat. The Launch documents her previous expeditions, the life events that led up to the genesis of the circumnavigation, and the relentless spirit of a woman behind it all.