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Nanook of the North

Live Musical Accompaniment
Screening on Film
Directed by Robert Flaherty.
US, 1922, 16mm, black & white, silent, 1969 min.

Considered by many to be the “father of documentary film,” Robert Flaherty spent more than two years in Canada’s Hudson Bay region, where he lived among its indigenous people, filming their humanity and their battles against the elements and then showing the footage back to them. In this timeless landmark portrait, Flaherty captures the terror and grandeur of Arctic landscapes and seascapes as he imparts vitality to scenes of Eskimo hunting excursions and quiet family life through his active and warm involvement.

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