nanook
Nanook of the North Robert Flaherty’s 1922 film Nanook of the North has long been considered the first true documentary in cinematographic history. The feature-length ethnographic drama follows a year in the life of Nanook, an Inuit Eskimo, and his family. In dramatic fashion, we see Nanook et al. ... At first blush, Nanook is a vivid portrayal of Inuit life at that time. ... By focusing on an indigenous person (Nanook) and his family, Flaherty was able to reveal characteristic events of their actual lives.