Robert Flaherty, Nanook of the North, 1922, 55 min.
Robert Flaherty
Date: 16 January 2013Time: 1:00 PM
Finishes: 16 January 2013Time: 3:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: Khalili Lecture Theatre
Type of Event: Film
Series: Ethnographic Film Series
This classic film focuses on an ‘Eskimo’ hunter and his family as they struggle for survival against the harsh forces of nature in the Canadian artic. This was Flaherty’s first film and has been widely acclaimed as the first full length documentary film.
Organiser: Dr Stephen P Hughes
Contact email: sh37@soas.ac.uk
