Documentary
Moana (1926)
Robert J. Flaherty’s follow-up to Nanook of the North shifts from the Arctic to the South Seas, portraying Samoan village life with a painterly eye. Blending ethnographic detail with a romanticized “Gauguin idyll,” the film celebrates daily rituals, communal traditions, and the passage into adulthood, suffused with what Flaherty called “pride of beauty, pride of strength.”
- Production
- Robert Flaherty Productions Inc.
Where to watch
Region NL
JustWatch TV
free
Cast
6 people
T
Ta'avale
as Moana
T
Tama
as Moana's Father
T
T'ugaita
as Moana's Mother
L
Leupenga
as Moana's Older Brother