🎬 Documentary

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

⭐ 5.5/10 2010 57m Dir. Nāʻālehu Anthony

About this movie

A documentary that takes a retrospective look at the influence of Mau Piailug, a native from the tiny Micronesian atoll of Satawal, in reviving the art of non-instrument navigation in Polynesia. Relying solely on his knowledge of celestial bodies, oceanic currents, and natural markers, Mau guided the traditional sailing canoe Hokulea on a 1976 voyaging to Tahiti, a journey not completed in more than 600 years. For Native Hawaiians, this expedition signaled an exodus from the cultural doldrums of the previous century. Sail along on this remarkable journey and share Mau's story of reinvigoration, reconciliation, and redemption of a people as the master wayfinder and teacher that breathed life back into the sails Polynesia's voyaging tradition.

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Year
2010
Runtime
57m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.5/10
Votes
2
Genre
Documentary
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Nāʻālehu Anthony 👤 Puakea Nogelmeier 👤 Mau Piailug 👤 Leah Kihara
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Questions about Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder has a runtime of 57m ( and 57 minutes).
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder was directed by Nāʻālehu Anthony and released in 2010.
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder is a Documentary film (2010).
The cast of Papa Mau: The Wayfinder includes Puakea Nogelmeier, Mau Piailug, Leah Kihara, Elisa Yadao.
Papa Mau: The Wayfinder has a TMDB rating of 5.5/10 based on 2 votes.

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