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Waiuku Vistas

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Waiuku Vistas

Feb 3, 2024

0h 7m

★ 0.0

Feel the mana of Waiuku, New Zealand

Overview

Waiuku Vistas is observational documentary exploring the feeling and mana of Waiuku, New Zealand. Follow two filmmakers as they shoot, capture and document the beauty of the land in the space of a day.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Callum McSorley

Ben Dickens

Himself

Ben Dickens