Help us make "Beyond the Compass"!

This page is dedicated to fundraising for the documentary film, "Beyond the Compass".

When ten women aged 62 to 87 choose adventure over invisibility, they embark on a demanding coastal expedition in Maine that challenges their bodies, society's expectations, and everything we think we know about aging—think Golden Girls meets Wild in the North Atlantic.

In a media landscape where women over 50 represent only 8% of characters—mostly relegated to secondary roles—Beyond the Compass offers a vital counter-narrative. While aging men dominate screens with stories of adventure and power, older women are often invisible or defined by decline.

Your support will help us challenge these norms by placing women aged 60-87 at the center of their own adventure, proving that reinvention and bold exploration have no age limit.

This film arrives at a critical moment when conversations about gender equality and aging gain momentum. Movements like Disrupt Aging (AARP) and The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media have amplified the need for positive portrayals of women over 50. By following these women on their challenging expedition, we're not just documenting an adventure—we're challenging cultural assumptions about who gets to be a protagonist. This isn't a story about looking back; it's about moving forward, showing that life's most exciting chapters can begin at any age.

Beyond the Compass is not only a documentary—it is a declaration. A call to recognize older women as active agents of change and a testament to the transformative power of story to shift deeply held assumptions about aging, identity, and human potential.