Monica in the South Seas

2023Directed by Sami van Ingen, Mika Taanila

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Released: November 3, 2023
Runtime: 1h 12m

About Monica in the South Seas

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Directors: Sami van Ingen
Mika Taanila
Writers: Sami van Ingen
Mika Taanila

Principal cast

In billing order

Monica FlahertySelf
Robert FlahertySelf (archival footage)
Frances H. FlahertySelf (archival footage)
Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilimaSelf
Sarah HudsonSelf
Richard LeacockSelf

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