Nanook of the North

Nanook of the North - silent documentary

In 1922, Robert J. Flaherty (Man of Aran, Louisiana Story), changed the course of filmmaking with this, the first documentary. Nanook of the North follows the Eskimo Nanook as he braves the elements in the vast and inhospitable Arctic. Mesmerizing landscape photography illuminates the beauty and danger of life in the far north, while close-ups of Nanook, his wife, and their two small sons reveal the warmth of family life. Widely regarded as the best documentary ever made, this early masterpiece showcases Flaherty's genius at capturing the rhythms of the natural world and its inhabitants. Flaherty, who is known as the "father of the documentary," recorded a way of life that has now vanished.