ABOUT THE FILM

LOGLINE

ROW OF LIFE follows renowned ocean rower, Marine Corps veteran, three-time Paralympian, and fourteen Guinness World Record holder Angela Madsen in her attempted solo and unassisted row across the Pacific Ocean, 2400 miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii. A poetic story of bravery, resilience, and love between Angela and her wife, Deb, as they support each other’s dreams while separated by a vast ocean.

LONG SYNOPSIS

One woman’s irrepressible ambition to defy all odds led her to the Marine Corps, three Paralympics, and fourteen Guinness world records. Angela Madsen inspired millions, and at 60, embarked on the most ambitious journey of all: to become the first paraplegic and oldest woman to row the impossibly vast Pacific Ocean alone and unassisted.

ROW OF LIFE is about renowned ocean rower Angela Madsen, a Paralympic medalist, Marine Veteran, and 14x Guinness World Record holder who attempted her final solo Ocean row—2,400 miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii in 2020. The film is a poetic story of bravery, resilience, and love between Angela and her wife Deb—separated by a vast ocean—supporting each other’s dreams despite what became the ultimate cost.

Director Soraya Simi

Producers Nicholas Weissman, Jaime Chew

Executive Producers Sue Bird, Tina Tozzi, Jess Robertson, Loren Hammonds, Kyle Hentschel, Dave O’Connor, Amanda Alpert Muscat, Jack Pearkes

Editor Joseph DeRose

Composer James Newberry

Cast Angela Madsen, Debra Madsen, Miles Muzio

FESTIVALS
2025: Santa Barbara Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (World Premiere)

AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download