Nanook of the North In 1922, Robert Flaherty debuted his epic ethnographic film entitled Nanook of the North. At the time, nobody knew of the impact that it would have on the entire industry of filmmaking. One of the innovators of the ethnographic film, Flaherty took his camera into places that no one had ever imagined. His expedition into the Arctic brought forth a new style of filmmaking that is still used in many films today. …showed first 75 words of 1912 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1912 total…lives of the Eskimo’s. Nanook of the North has obviously stood up to the test of time. It still catches the eye of all filmmakers and deserves to receive praise for it revolutionized the documentary film and cinematography in film as we see it today. Even though it is stereotypical in nature, this film has a value to it that most others cannot compare to, making it an important subject for study even today.