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.

Cast

Monica Flaherty

Monica Flaherty

as Self

Robert Flaherty

Robert Flaherty

as Self (archival footage)

Frances H. Flaherty

Frances H. Flaherty

as Self (archival footage)

Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilima

Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilima

as Self

Sarah Hudson

Sarah Hudson

as Self

Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock

as Self

Fa'amgase

Fa'amgase

as Self

Pe'a

Pe'a

as Self

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