The History Of Documentary Films
Pre-1900. Early film (pre-1900) was dominated by the novelty of showing an event. They were single-shot moments captured on film: a train entering a station, a boat docking, or factory workers leaving work. These short films were called "actuality" films; the term "documentary" was not coined until 192
The first official documentary or nonfiction narrative film was Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North (1922), an ethnographic look at the harsh life of Canadian Inuit Eskimos living in the Arctic.Release date: 11 June 1922 (USA Director: Robert J. Flaherty), Budget $53,000, and Distributed by Pathe Exchange
some of the film's scenes of obsolete customs were staged.This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo home.
John Grierson
Documentaries have been made in one form or another in nearly every country and have contributed significantly to the development of realism in films. John Grierson, a Scottish educator who had studied mass communication in the United States, adapted the term in the mid-1920s from the French word documentaire.
John Grierson : Born: 26 April 1898, Stirling
Died: 19 February 1972, Bath
Spouse: Margaret Grierson (m. 1930–1972)
Works written: First Principles of Documentary
founded: National Film Board of Canada
Robert Flaherty
Robert Flaherty, in full Robert Joseph Flaherty, (born February 16, 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S.—died July 23, 1951, Dummerston, Vermont), American explorer and filmmaker, called the father of the documentary film.
Robert Flaherty : Born: 16 February 1884, Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States
Died: 23 July 1951, Dummerston, Vermont, United States
Spouse: Frances H. Flaherty (m. 1914–1951)
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