What are 2 things that the filmmaker did that are controversial? Why were they? Do you think the film was "authentic" after reading this article? Why are why not? Why is this film so famous?
The Nonook Of The North is famous because it's one of the first "documentaries". But, two things that the filmmaker did that are controversial is that the information shown in this documentary is both dated, as well as scripted. I don't view the film as authentic after reading the article. I believe that to be a documentary, you can't stage events to happen to film. I think that's the entire point in a documentary. That it's real and not staged. The fact that this film was created, and wasn't accurate, it infantilized the Inuit people, and it showed a romanticized depiction of Inuit culture and life. It's not a real documentary because it's fake, and it doesn't have accurate information.
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