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Claire Trevor School of the Arts
University of California, Irvine

76 Days Adrift directed by Joe Wein ’91 to screen at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival

UC Irvine alumnus Joe Wein ’91 (B.F.A. theatre, B.S. psychology), will showcase his latest documentary, 76 Days Adrift, at the 25th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival on October 20, 2024. The film, executive produced by Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Life of Pi), shares the true survival story of Steven Callahan. Stranded on a life raft for 76 days after his boat collided with a whale, Callahan's extraordinary endurance is captured in this cinematic exploration of human resilience and the connection between man and nature.

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