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Monica in the South Seas

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.

Top 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

Overview

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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