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The Reach
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The Reach 2025 Directed by Matty Thomas Taylor

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The year she turns ninety-five, Stella starts to see ghosts of her dead friends and loved ones, including her late husband Bill. They tell her to join them in crossing the Reach, an ice bridge that forms over the ocean between her home of Koati Island and the mainland in winter.

Production Country New Zealand
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Animation , Drama , Fantasy
Production Company Music Block Films
Release Date 4 May 2025
43 mins
Cast
Jos Falanitama
Jos Falanitama Stella Flanders (voice)
Mike Williams
Mike Williams Bill Flanders (voice)
Benny Marama
Benny Marama Alden Flanders (voice)
Kelly Taylor
Kelly Taylor Missy & Koko Bowie (voice)
Rhys Thomas
Rhys Thomas Russell Bowie (voice)
Nathan Higgins
Nathan Higgins Emon Gilling (voice)
Janine Amelia Swainson
Janine Amelia Swainson Annabelle Frane (voice)
Richard Swainson
Richard Swainson Bull Flanders (voice)
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor Additional voices
Crew
Director
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Writer
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Producer
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Editor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Animation
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Story
Stephen King
Stephen King
Music
Matty Thomas Taylor
Matty Thomas Taylor
Katie Trigg
Katie Trigg
Yotam Levy
Yotam Levy