Join us for Egan's 2025 Shipwreck Showtimes, a free series of films with maritime themes. Together with Nantucket Dreamland and the Nantucket Atheneum, Egan will be hosting Sunday afternoon showings of three acclaimed movies — an action drama, an animated fantasy, and a documentary — each featuring a momentous voyage at sea. Previously held entirely at Egan's Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum at 158 Polpis Road, the series this year will launch at the Lifesaving Museum and move to Dreamland and then to the Atheneum:
All Is Lost: Sunday, March 23, at 4 p.m. at the Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
Ponyo: Sunday, March 30, at 4 p.m. at The Dreamland.
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition: Sunday, April 6, at 4 p.m. at the Atheneum.
This year's film series is presented in partnership with Nantucket Dreamland and the Nantucket Atheneum.
Shipwreck Showtime: All Is Lost
Egan's 2025 film series launches on March 23 at 4 p.m. with a free screening of the critically acclaimed drama All Is Lost at the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum. Written and directed by J.C. Chandor, this 2013 film tells the story of a sailor (Robert Redford) whose yacht collides with a ship, leaving him stranded in the Indian Ocean, alone, to face a harrowing storm. This suspenseful tale of survival, told without dialogue, garnered a best actor award for Redford from the New York Film Critics Circle.
All are welcome to participate in a 15-minute discussion following the film. Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and snacks. No registration required.
Shipwreck Showtime: Ponyo
Egan's 2025 film series continues on March 30 at 4 p.m. with a free screening of the animated movie Ponyo at Nantucket Dreamland. Written and directed by renowned Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron), this 2008 film — beloved by both children and adults — tells the story of a young boy who rescues a magical goldfish and names her Ponyo. When Ponyo's wizard father seeks his daughter's return, she and the boy embark on a transformative ocean journey in an effort to restore the world and remain together.
All are welcome to participate in a 15-minute discussion following the film. Reserve complimentary tickets here on Dreamland's website.
Shipwreck Showtime: The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Egan's 2025 film series concludes on April 6 at 4 p.m. with a free screening of The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition at the Nantucket Atheneum. Directed by George Butler, this 2000 documentary uses original footage and interviews with relatives of the crew to tell the true story of Ernest Shackleton's harrowing 1914 Antarctic expedition. When their ship becomes trapped and then crushed by sea ice, Shackleton and his crew must venture hundreds of miles by open boat in search of rescue.
All are welcome to participate in a 15-minute discussion following the film. Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and snacks. No registration is required.
