Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that focuses on the revival of one area of the Polynesian culture -- wayfinding -- the art of navigating a canoe across long distances using only natural signs: the sun, the moon, the stars and the ocean swells. A community of Pacific Islanders build traditional sailing canoes, learn how
Cast & Crew
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Gail K Evenari
Director
Mau Piailug
Geoff Hoyle
Voice
Nainoa Thompson
Napuanalani Cassidy
Narrator
Patrick Stewart
Voice
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that focuses on the revival of one area of the Polynesian culture -- wayfinding -- the art of navigating a canoe across long distances using only natural signs: the sun, the moon, the stars and the ocean swells. A community of Pacific Islanders build traditional sailing canoes, learn how to follow the stars across the ocean and embark on a 2000-mile voyage in the wake of their ancestors. The islanders use oral traditions, archaeological discoveries and experimental voyages -- techniques which help them reclaim their cultural heritage as skilled oceanic explorers.
Director
Gail K Evenari
Director
Cast
Mau Piailug
Geoff Hoyle
Voice
Nainoa Thompson
Napuanalani Cassidy
Narrator
Patrick Stewart
Voice
Crew
Mark Adler
Music
Carrie Aginsky
Assistant Editor
Yasha Aginsky
Editor
John Carlson
Colorist
Angela Chou
Negative Cutting
Monte Costa
Photography
Phil Cousineau
Other Writer
Olivia Crawford
Other
Olivia Crawford
Other Writer
Ray Day
Sound
Ray Day
Cinematographer
Ray Day
Assistant Camera Operator
Ramona Diaz
Sound
Nathaniel Dorsky
Editor
John Eddy
Sound Recordist
Robert Elfstrom
Cinematographer
Gail K Evenari
Other
Gail K Evenari
Producer
Gail K Evenari
Titles
Gail K Evenari
Writer
Alex Finch
Production Assistant
Ben Finney
Consultant
Ian Gillespie
Production Assistant
Rachel Goldberg
Assistant Sound Editor
Rachel Goldberg
Assistant Editor
Rachel Goldberg
Associate Producer
Rachel Goldberg
Production Assistant
John Haptas
Sound Recordist
Mike Hardcastle
Cinematographer
Will Harvey
Sound Mixer
Robert Hillman
Cinematographer
Anna Reid Jhirad
Other
Herb Kawainui Kane
Creative Consultant
Avila Lawrence
Transcripts
Stephen Lighthill
Cinematographer
Randy Love
Cinematographer
Lew Maddux
Sound Recordist
Anne Makepeace
Other Writer
Paul Marbury
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael May
Cinematographer
Stephen Most
Other Writer
Lewis Motisher
Negative Cutting
Donna Salmon
Transcripts
Ray Salmon
Transcripts
M T Silva
Assistant Sound Editor
Audun Sivertsen
Sound Recordist
Nainoa Thompson
Creative Consultant
Jan Tiura
Assistant Camera Operator
Jan Tiura
Production Assistant
Jan Tiura
Photography
Peter Turei
Production Assistant
Jennifer Ware
Sound Editor
Cliff Watson
Cinematographer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
