Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook)
The silent early documentary Nanook of the North (1922) is reenacted and revisited through the context of a missing drawing by an Inuk artist, supposedly depicting the making of the film. The image shows the Inuk people participating in front of and behind the camera in this famously staged film, which raises questions about erasure, representation, and the colonial narratives embedded in early documentary filmmaking.
– Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss
Also in this combined programme
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AMERICAN FOLK
Casting tapes, old paintings and denim all prod at the idea of provenance and meaning creation. -
Lil’ Tokyo Story
Shot-for-shot remake of the opening credits and climax of Ozu’s Tokyo Story, with noticeable differences. -
Gay Men’s Book Club
Seven gay men bring their backgrounds and insights into the reading of a book about identity politics.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2025
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
