

Monica in the South Seas
2023 Directed by Mika TaanilaFinnish 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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Monica Flaherty
....................................................Self

Robert Flaherty
....................................................Self (archival footage)

Frances H. Flaherty
....................................................Self (archival footage)
Le'iataualesa Vaiao Ala'ilima
....................................................Self
Sarah Hudson
....................................................Self

Richard Leacock
....................................................Self
Fa'amgase
....................................................Self
Director
...........................................................Mika Taanila
Sami van Ingen
Producer
...........................................................Jussi Eerola
Editor
...........................................................Mika Taanila
Screenplay
...........................................................Mika Taanila
Sami van Ingen
Production Companies
...................................................Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi
Production Countries
........................................................Finland
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Documentary
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