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Robert Joseph Flaherty, FRGS (/ËˆflÃ¦.É™rti, ËˆflÉ‘Ë-/; February 16, 1884 â€“ July 23, 1951) was an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary film, Nanook of the North (1922). The film made his reputation and nothing in his later life fully equaled its success, although he continued the development of this new genre of narrative documentary with Moana (1926), set in the South Seas, and Man of Aran (1934), filmed in Ireland’s Aran Islands. Flaherty is considered the “father” of both the documentary and the ethnographic film.

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Robert J. Flaherty Biography / Wiki

Name	Robert J. Flaherty
Also Know	Robert Joseph Flaherty, Robert Flaherty, R.J. Flaherty, Flaherty
Gender	Male
Known For	Directing
Place of Birth	Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA
Date of Birth	1884-02-16
Age(as in 2022)	67
Deathday	1951-07-23

Robert J. Flaherty Acting Movies

Movie Name	Character	Release Date	Overview
The Land	Narrator (voice)	1942-04-01	Documentary showing the poor state that American agriculture had fallen into during the Great Depression….

Robert J. Flaherty Directing Movies

Movie Name	Job	Release Date	Overview
Nanook of the North	Director	1922-06-11	This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains…
Elephant Boy	Director	1937-02-08	Robert Flaherty and ZoltÃ¡n Korda shared best director honors at the Venice Film Festival for collaborating on this charming translation of Rudyard Ki…
Man of Aran	Director	1934-05-06	A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pur…
Louisiana Story	Director	1948-09-28	The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his ho…
Moana	Director	1926-01-07	Robert J. Flaherty’s South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by “pride of beauty… pride of strength.”…
Industrial Britain	Director	1931-01-01	Grierson set out to make “propaganda,” and this film–with it’s voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hin…
Twenty-Four Dollar Island	Director	1927-12-04	A visual celebration of Manhattan and its waterways on the 300th anniversary of purchase from the local Native Americans….
The Eskimo	Director	1916-01-02	Illustrated travel lecture directed by Robert J. Flaherty, composed of film shot during his time with the Inuit in 1914-1915. After enthusiastic recep…
The Land	Director	1942-04-01	Documentary showing the poor state that American agriculture had fallen into during the Great Depression….
The English Potter	Director	1933-01-01	A short, silent documentary by Robert J. Flaherty about pottery in England….
A Night of Storytelling	Director	1935-01-01	A well known storyteller, Tomas O’ Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage. His storytelling is juxtaposed with images of…
The Pottery Maker	Director	1925-01-01	A little girl watches the craftsman at work while inter-titles explain the particulars of pottery-making….
Guernica	Director	1949-01-01	Put together from the pictorial space in the artwork. Flaherty was commissioned by MoMA and subsequently filmed Guernica, disregarding any external re…
White Shadows in the South Seas	Co-Director	1928-11-11	An alcoholic doctor on a Polynesian island, disgusted by white exploitation of the natives, finds himself marooned on a pristinely beautiful island….
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo	Director	1950-01-22	The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest ar…

Robert J. Flaherty Production Movies

Movie Name	Job	Release Date	Overview
Nanook of the North	Producer	1922-06-11	This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains…
Tabu	Producer	1931-08-01	The youngsters Matahi and Reri are in love with each other. The old warrior Hitu announces that Reri is to be the new chosen virgin for the gods. This…
Twenty-Four Dollar Island	Producer	1927-12-04	A visual celebration of Manhattan and its waterways on the 300th anniversary of purchase from the local Native Americans….
Industrial Britain	Producer	1931-01-01	Grierson set out to make “propaganda,” and this film–with it’s voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hin…
Moana	Producer	1926-01-07	Robert J. Flaherty’s South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by “pride of beauty… pride of strength.”…
Louisiana Story	Producer	1948-09-28	The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his ho…
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo	Producer	1950-01-22	The life and works of the great artist Michelangelo Buonarroti are shown against the historical background of his time. It begins with his earliest ar…

Writing

Movie Name	Job	Release Date	Overview
Man of Aran	Writer	1934-05-06	A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pur…
Moana	Screenplay	1926-01-07	Robert J. Flaherty’s South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by “pride of beauty… pride of strength.”…
Tabu	Screenplay	1931-08-01	The youngsters Matahi and Reri are in love with each other. The old warrior Hitu announces that Reri is to be the new chosen virgin for the gods. This…
Nanook of the North	Writer	1922-06-11	This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains…
The Land	Writer	1942-04-01	Documentary showing the poor state that American agriculture had fallen into during the Great Depression….
Louisiana Story	Screenplay	1948-09-28	The idyllic life of a young Cajun boy and his pet raccoon is disrupted when the tranquility of the bayou is broken by an oil well drilling near his ho…

Other Info

Movie Name	Job	Release Date	Overview
Nanook of the North	Director of Photography	1922-06-11	This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains…
Man of Aran	Director of Photography	1934-05-06	A documentary on the life of the people of the Aran Islands, who were believed to contain the essence of the ancient Irish life, represented by a pur…
Why We Fight: Prelude to War	Director of Photography	1942-05-27	Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was ma…
Moana	Director of Photography	1926-01-07	Robert J. Flaherty’s South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by “pride of beauty… pride of strength.”…
Industrial Britain	Director of Photography	1931-01-01	Grierson set out to make “propaganda,” and this film–with it’s voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a hin…
Twenty-Four Dollar Island	Director of Photography	1927-12-04	A visual celebration of Manhattan and its waterways on the 300th anniversary of purchase from the local Native Americans….
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia	Director of Photography	1943-11-13	The fifth film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and German…
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike	Director of Photography	1943-01-01	The second film of Frank Capra’s Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with …
A Night of Storytelling	Director of Photography	1935-01-01	A well known storyteller, Tomas O’ Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage. His storytelling is juxtaposed with images of…
The Land	Director of Photography	1942-04-01	Documentary showing the poor state that American agriculture had fallen into during the Great Depression….
Nanook of the North	Editor	1922-06-11	This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada’s northern Quebec region. Although the production contains…
Moana	Editor	1926-01-07	Robert J. Flaherty’s South Seas follow-up to Nanook of the North is a Gauguin idyll moved by “pride of beauty… pride of strength.”…
Twenty-Four Dollar Island	Editor	1927-12-04	A visual celebration of Manhattan and its waterways on the 300th anniversary of purchase from the local Native Americans….