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Monica in the South Seas
Monica in the South Seas

Monica in the South Seas

Genres

Documentary

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Finnish

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

03 November 2023

Country

Finland

Cast

Monica Flaherty

Monica Flaherty

Self

Robert Flaherty

Robert Flaherty

Self (archival footage)

Frances H. Flaherty

Frances H. Flaherty

Self (archival footage)

Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilima

Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilima

Self

Sarah Hudson

Sarah Hudson

Self

Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock

Self

Fa'amgase

Fa'amgase

Self

Pe'a

Pe'a

Self

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