Nanook of the North/The Wedding of Palo April 20, 2013

Fascination with the lives of Eskimos resulted in these early documentary films. Nanook of the North serves as a silent-film predecessor to the documentary, and follows the life of Inuit Nanook and his family for one year in the Arctic Circle. The emotionally charged docudrama, The Wedding of Palo , reveals the romantic love triangle between one woman and two men who maintain a bitter rivalry for her affections, but also showcases the Arctic tundra and Inuit traditions. Special introduction to The Wedding of Palo by Lawrence Millman!