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Monica in the South Seas
Monica in the South Seas
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Monica in the South Seas

2023
Directed byMika Taanila
1h 12m

Finnish filmmaker and artist Sami van Ingen is a great-grandson of documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty, and seemingly the sole member of the family with a hands-on interest in continuing the directing legacy. Among the materials he found in the estate of Robert and Frances Flaherty’s daughter Monica were the film reels and video tapes detailing several years of work on realising her lifelong dream project: a sound version of her parents’ 1926 docu-fiction axiom, Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age.

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Monica FlahertySelfRobert FlahertySelf (archival footage)
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Frances H. Flaherty
Self (archival footage)
Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilimaSelf
Sarah HudsonSelf
Richard LeacockSelf
Fa'amgaseSelf
Pe'aSelf
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GENRES
Documentary
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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