1058956
1058956

Monica in the South Seas

2023-11-03 fi 72m
Documentary
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.

Editor

Mika Taanila

Director

Mika Taanila

Screenplay

Mika Taanila

Director

Sami van Ingen

Screenplay

Sami van Ingen

Producer

Jussi Eerola

south seas 1970s silent film documentary filmmaking samoa 1920s indigenous peoples moana

Status

Released

Countries

  • Finland

Companies

  • Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi