It was an Nanook was an educational film and it achieved this end by portraying the life and culture of Eskimos. That certain parts were staged takes nothing out of the reality it portrayed of this hardy people in the North. The man did his best in the time that he had to spend with them. While we can criticize, we cannot make it controversial by today’s standards. It was shot in 1913. Don’t make this a race thing.
It was an Nanook was an educational film and it achieved this end by portraying the life and culture of Eskimos. That certain parts were staged takes nothing out of the reality it portrayed of this hardy people in the North. The man did his best in the time that he had to spend with them. While we can criticize, we cannot make it controversial by today’s standards. It was shot in 1913. Don’t make this a race thing.