Nanook Of The North By Robert Faherty

“Nanook of the North'' is a documentary film about the Inuit family of a man named Nanook, it follows their daily life in the Canadian Arctic, it was directed by Robert Flaherty. Flaherty used both real and staged footage in an attempt to portray the life of the Inuit people. Nanooks family consists of his wife Nyla, their children: Allee, Cunayou, and Comock, as well as their husky dogs. The documentary was filmed in 1920. The documentary portrays the family's strength for living in the Arctic. It shows their culture and customs as well as the challenges they face daily in order to survive the extreme weather/environment. The documentary “The Anthropologist” is about anthropologist, Susie Crate, and her daughter, Katie, as they travel to

The ethnographic subgenre of the documentary is shown throughout the film, with many examples highlighting the customs, practices, and ways of life of the Inuit people. For example, the documentary gives a detailed account of how the Inuit people hunt and what animals they hunt, as seen in the scenes where they hunt walrus and seal. Also when the documentary showcases the process of how the Inuit set up camp and built an igloo, showing the tools and techniques used by the Inuit people and the significance. The subgenre of “The Anthropologist” is a Nature documentary. The reason why is because the documentary's main focus is the environment and the impact of climate change on communities around the world, as well as how the different cultures adapt to the changes in their environment. The subgenre of nature is evident in many scenes of the film, such as when Susie and Katie travel to Siberia. There they learn the impact of climate change on the permafrost, which turned into lakes and made it difficult for locals to cultivate hay, which is essential for their animals' survival. The subgenre of nature is also apparent in scenes where Susie and Katie travel to Peru and observe the impact of climate change on the glaciers. The documentary explains how the melting of the glaciers, which provide water for crops, has affected the locals' farming practices. To adapt to the changing environment, the locals have to

A scene in the “Nanook of the North” that effectively showcased this style of filmmaking was when Nanook and his family were hunting walrus. The fast-paced editing created a sense of urgency and suspense. As the viewer you feel the excitement and danger of the hunt. Another scene that showed this style of film-making was with the editing, more specifically at the 29:18 mark, an intertitle appeared on the screen, "Winter," followed by a scene of snow blowing harshly, after another intertitle then explained how harsh the winter is, with its long nights, short days, and strong winds. This scene added suspense and created a sense of worry among the audience regarding how the family would survive. The use of intertitles and harsh weather film certainly conveyed the harsh conditions and challenges faced by the Inuit