The Blue Hill Public Library will sponsor a screening of the documentary 76 Days Adrift, which recounts Steve Callahan's survival on a life raft after a terrible collision at sea. The film will be shown on Wednesday, January 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the library's Pearson Room, and is the first in a series of documentary screenings for the Slaven Event series. 

From Executive Producer Ang Lee and Director Joe Wein comes 76 Days Adrift – a profoundly immersive documentary that plunges you into the heart of one man’s extraordinary survival story. Steven Callahan, the author of the New York Times bestseller Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea, recounts the night of February 4, 1982, when a catastrophic collision with a whale left his boat sinking in the dead of night. With the Atlantic Ocean surging into his vessel, Steven had only moments to grab what he could before launching himself into the dark, unforgiving sea in a life raft, clutching a basic emergency kit.

For an astonishing 76 days, that fragile inflatable raft became Steven’s entire world as he drifted helplessly across the vast expanse of the Atlantic. Forced to confront his deepest fears, limitations, and the raw power of nature, he discovered an inner strength he never knew he possessed.

Set to a haunting score by Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, 76 Days Adrift is more than just a survival story – it’s a powerful meditation on human endurance, resilience, and the profound connection between man and nature. The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 45 minutes. 

The documentary series will continue with a screening of The Librarians on Wednesday, February 18, A Peace of Forest on Wednesday, March 18, Sludge on Wednesday, April 15, and Building Hope on Wednesday, April 29.

This program is free and open to all as part of the Robert B. and Linda K. Slaven Events Series, which began in 2020 in recognition of gifts made to the Blue Hill Public Library’s Campaign for Endowment from the Anahata Foundation. The goal of the series is to bring diverse and previously inaccessible events on a variety of topics to the Blue Hill Peninsula. 

For more information, please contact the library at 374-5515 or email Assistant Director Kayleigh Thomas at kayleigh.thomas@bhpl.net.