Retake's Nanook of the North - Trailer

Retake Productions Presents:
An original score composed in Spring of 2008 by Kyle Williams and Adam Fuderer.

The film was originally released in 1922 and is credited as being the first feature length (78 minutes) film documentary. It portrays the life of Nanook and his family and their daily routines.

Controversy has long surrounded the film. Critics argue that director Robert Flaherty's portrayal of 'Eskimo' life was based on a romantic, fictional perspective. At the time this film was made, Nanook and his family were not exactly living this way but had moved closer into areas where white settlers were stationed. Nevertheless, the film serves as an anthropological relic from a time before the emergence of white settlers in Native Inuit land. It was made in what might be considered a transitional period for the Inuit people.

Whether you enjoy focusing on the beautiful struggle for life and love in the barren tundra or prefer to analyze the inaccuracies and criticize the 'white' portrayal of Inuit culture, you'll enjoy Nanook of the North.

And you'll certainly enjoy it 7 to 8 times more now that it has a beautiful, modern score composed by musicians from Portland, Oregon. The score was written over four months starting in January of 2008. There are 13 sections (or songs if you like) some of which last 2 minutes, some of which last 13 minutes.

The score will be available on CD and DVD through our website soon.

Check our (Retake Productions) for details on the CD/DVD as well as updates of live performances of the score along with the movie.

www.nanookofthenorth.com
www.myspace.com/nanookband

Thanks everyone!
Kyle Williams
Adam Fuderer
Retake Productions
Portland, Oregon
October, 3rd 2008

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