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Robert Joseph Flaherty, FRGS ( / ˈflæ.ərti, ˈflɑː -/; [3] February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).
It is written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty, who also served as cinematographer, editor, and producer. [citation needed] Some have criticized Flaherty for staging several sequences, but the film has been described by Roger Ebert as "stand[ing] alone" among Flaherty's films "in its stark regard for the courage and ingenuity of its heroes."
Man of Aran is a 1934 Irish fictional documentary ( ethnofiction) film shot, written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland.
Robert Joseph Flaherty, FRGS ( / ˈflæ.ərti, ˈflɑː -/; February 16, 1884 – July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922).
Aug 3, 2016 · For “Nanook” — an account of an Inuit struggling against nature in remote Northern Quebec — Flaherty (1884-1951) hired indigenous locals to perform a predetermined narrative.
- Andy Webster
Robert J. FLAHERTY (1884-1951, USA) was a writer and filmmaker, who is often referred to as the father of documentary film. He grew up in Canada, where he explored and photographed vast regions of the country’s northern territory.
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Robert Flaherty | MoMA. American, 1884–1951. Wikipedia entry. Getty record. Exhibition. Photography 1839–1937. Mar 17–Apr 18, 1937. MoMA. Publications. MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages.
