A Century After Nanook (Kirk French, 2025) Kirk French in person
A rare, Indigenous community–led perspective on the profound environmental and cultural transformations unfolding in the Arctic.
Free for all audiences with ticket
Film/Video Theater
Over 100 years after Robert J. Flaherty introduced the world to life in the Arctic with the now controversial film Nanook of the North (1922), A Century After Nanook returns to that same community on the east coast of Hudson Bay in northern Canada to tell a very different story—one shaped by climate change, colonial traumas, and community resilience. Produced in collaboration with local Inuit community members from the northern village of Inukjuak, the film documents everyday life alongside the accelerating impacts of Arctic warming: melting landscapes, shifting livelihoods, and the deep social consequences of environmental change. A Q&A with the filmmaker follows the screening. Copresented by Ohio State's Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. (89 mins., DCP)