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Prize of the Pole
2006. Sweden/Denmark. Staffan Julen. 75 min.
Discussion with Elaine Charnov, Director, Margaret Mead Film Festival
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 6:00 p.m.
Theater 2 (The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2), T2
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Prize of the Pole
2006. Sweden/Denmark. Directed by Staffan Julen. This investigative documentary focuses on Robert E. Peary, a polar explorer sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, and the Eskimo boy he brought back with him from his travels. The film examines bizarre scientific history, institutional corruption, and cross-cultural confrontation. In English, Inuktituk; English subtitles. 75 min.
In the Film exhibition Documentary Fortnight, 2008
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