Robert Flaherty's 1920 documentary 'Nanook of the North' restored and streaming free on Henri platform
A newly restored version of Robert Flaherty's 1920 documentary 'Nanook of the North' is now available for free viewing. The restoration was completed in 2024. The film documents a year with an Inuit hunter family in extreme Arctic conditions. It can be accessed through the Henri online platform operated by La Cinémathèque française. Flaherty filmed under challenging environmental circumstances to capture this ethnographic portrait. This digital availability makes a landmark early documentary accessible to global audiences without cost.
Key facts
- Robert Flaherty directed the documentary 'Nanook of the North'
- The film was shot in 1920
- It follows an Inuit hunter family for a year
- Restoration was completed in 2024
- Available for free streaming on the Henri platform
- Henri is operated by La Cinémathèque française
- Filming occurred under extreme Arctic conditions
- The documentary is an ethnographic portrait
Entities
Artists
- Robert Flaherty
Institutions
- La Cinémathèque française
- Henri