Review of Nanook of the North (1922) by Mjs M — 18 Feb 2008

Usually considered to be the first documentary, and it?s awesome. A look at the Inuit people of northern Canada, the film focuses on a hunter named Nanook. There are said to be some inaccuracies (Nanook?s real name is Allakariallak) and a few of the events here were sort of staged, but when something is this pioneering you kind of have to hold it to a slightly different standard.

There are a lot of the sequences are really enjoyable, namely the hunting footage like Nanook pulling a harpooned seal out of a hole in the ice.