Fabricated in the Actual Arctic

Matthew Lax

2017 | 00:03:06 | United States | B&W | Stereo | 16:9 | 16mm film

Collection: Single Titles

Tags: Animals, Art History, Environment, Indigenous, Remake

A silent film essay considers the production of Robert Flaherty's seminal 1922 documentary, Nanook of the North (also known as, A Story Of Life and Love In the Actual Arctic). An image by an Inuk artist is discovered “missing” from the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) collection.

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Exhibitions + Festivals

Crossroads Film Festival, San Francisco, 2020

Artist In Focus Survey, International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2025