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Roy E. Disney and Leslie DeMeuse
Host O.C. "Morning Light" Screening
SOLD OUT!!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Reception: 5:30 pm
Seating Begins: 7:00 pm
Screening, followed by Q&A: 7:30 pm
Regency Lido Theater
3459 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA 92663
Watch the movie trailer:
www.disney.com/morninglight
Special Thanks To:
About the Film
Morning Light, a real-life adventure film was recorded as it happened and is based on the premise of one of the youngest crew ever to sail the Transpacific Yacht Race. Race veteran Roy E. Disney credits the TP 52 Class Executive Director, Tom Pollack of Newport Beach, for inspiring the project. “We always thought there must be a way to expose Transpac to the world,” Disney said. And they have.
Morning Light chronicles the recruitment, training and performance of sailors as young as 18 through one of the greatest races in the world — 2,225 miles from Long Beach, California to Hawaii. This race is demanding, fast and fun and takes these spirited young sailors to an extreme level in their lives. On their own, during the 44th Transpac Race in July, 2007 they sailed a Transpac 52 called Morning Light —- also the film’s title. None are actors. There was no script and no preconceived outcome. Roy Disney didn’t care as much whether they won or lost as how they came together as a group and wound up as a team in the end; and no matter what outcome, they were given the equipment to win.
An exclusive screening for the Museum celebrated the film’s release and underscored the announcement of an unprecedented partnership: The Transpacific Yacht Club and the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum have joined forces to establish an official Transpac home at the Museum. To commemorate this special occasion, Roy Disney and Leslie DeMeuse-Disney were on hand to unveil the film on October 15th.
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