Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North is a silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, released in 1922. In the tradition of what would emerge as salvage ethnography, Flaherty captured the struggles of the Inuit Nanook and his family in the Canadian arctic. It is considered the first feature-length documentary, though Flaherty has been criticized for staging much of the action and distorting the reality of his subjects' lives.

Related Topics:
Documentary film - Robert J. Flaherty - 1922 - Salvage ethnography - Inuit - Canadian - Arctic

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