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Land of the Long White Cloud
Film (Full Length) – 2009
Director Florian Habicht returns to his Northland home turf to chronicle the annual Snapper Classic Fishing Contest, in this full-length documentary. First prize is $50,000, but the participants chase the joy of the cast as much as the purse. The solitary figures on the epic sweep of Ninety Mile Beach provide poetic images, as Habicht teases out homespun philosophy while fishing for answers on love, the afterlife and whether fish have feelings. The soundtrack features 50s style instrumentals from Habicht regular Marc Chesterman, plus singalongs on the sand and at the local pub.
Fishing hard, bro.– One of the competitors
Key Cast & Crew
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Acknowledgements
Funded by the Screen Innovation Production Fund, a partnership between Creative New Zealand and the NZ Film Commission
Music
Closing credits cycling song: 'Hoki Mai', performed by Daphne Walker
Dancing on the beach song: 'Come On and Get Me' performed by the Keil Isles
'Wade in the Water' performed by the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
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