Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey

1999 | 57 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Wayfinders: A Pacific Odyssey
  • Overview

    This award-winning PBS documentary sweeps viewers into a seafaring adventure with a community of Polynesians, as they build traditional sailing canoes, learn how to follow the stars across the open ocean, and embark upon a 2,000-mile voyage in the wake of their ancestors.

  • Release Date

    06 May 1999

  • DirectingGail K. Evenari
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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