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      76 Days Adrift Film Screening and Q&A

      Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 2—4:15 pm

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      In-person event
      Location: Morse Auditorium

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      Recommended for ages 13 and up.

      This film is in English with English subtitles.

      Join Daniel Finamore, Associate Director–Exhibitions and the Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History, for a screening of 76 Days Adrift, the gripping film based on Steve Callahan's harrowing survival at sea. Hear firsthand from Callahan and Executive Producer Robert Sennott as they discuss the making of the film, the emotional and physical challenges Callahan faced during his 76-day ordeal and the deeper themes of resilience and the human spirit. This intimate Q&A offers a rare opportunity to explore the incredible story behind this extraordinary tale of survival — a story perfectly suited to Salem, a city steeped in maritime history, where the spirit of exploration, endurance and the sea has shaped its rich heritage.

      76 Days Adrift is 105 minutes in length.

      About the presenters

      Daniel Finamore
      Daniel Finamore

      Daniel Finamore has organized more than 15 exhibitions of American and European painting and decorative arts at PEM. In doing so, he has received grants for his research and exhibition projects from a diverse range of funders, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In his role as Associate Director of Exhibitions, Finamore identifies and develops exhibition strategies that broaden PEM’s existing visitorship to include new and more diverse audiences. Finamore holds a B.A. from Vassar College, where he studied anthropology and art history, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Boston University, where he studied archaeology. He has conducted extensive archaeological field research in Belize and elsewhere. Finamore is also a director of the Institute for Global Maritime Studies and an honorary member of the Salem Marine Society, and has served on the executive council of the International Congress of Maritime Museums and the U.S. National Committee of the Census of Marine Life. He was previously a director of the Council of American Maritime Museums. Follow @mattersmaritime on Instagram.

      Steven Callahan
      Steven Callahan

      Steven Callahan is a naval architect by training and has designed, built, lived aboard, raced and cruised boats of all kinds. He served as a marine and survival consultant for the films The Life of Pi and In the Heart of the Sea. Since the 1980s, he has also written widely for the yachting press worldwide, and has been a contributing editor to Sail and Sailor magazines and a senior editor of Cruising World. Callahan has also lectured widely and contributed to a number of other books on design, seamanship and survival. His best-selling book Adrift: 76 Days Lost At Sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than 36 weeks. He is also the author of Capsized, the story of four men who drifted for four months on an overturned, half-flooded boat.

      Robert F. Sennott
      Robert F. Sennott

      Robert F. Sennott is an entrepreneur, investor and producer. Most recently, he was an executive producer of the WBCN documentary The American Revolution, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Academy Awards by The Wrap. He is a major donor and advisor to the nonprofit GroundTruth Project, which supports the next generation of journalists to do high-impact reporting in under-covered corners of America and across the world. Sennott has known Steve Callahan for more than fifty years and has followed his story with keen interest and great admiration. He is excited to share the story of hope and resilience that is captured in 76 Days Adrift.

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