Movie Details
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Graydon McCrea
Production Companies:ONF | NFB
Through These Eyes on the Web:Official Website
Through These Eyes
"The ancient Inuit culture in contact with the outside world."Movie
DirectorCharles Laird
WriterCharles Laird
1 hr 8 minDocumentary
Plot
An American elementary school program from the 1970s, Man: A Course of Study (MACOS), looked to the Inuit of the Canadian Arctic to help students see their own society in a new way. At its core was The Netsilik Film Series, an acclaimed benchmark of visual anthropology from the National Film Board that captured a year in the life of an Inuit family, reconstructing an ancient culture on the cusp of contact with the outside world. But the graphic images of the Netsilik people created a clash of values that tore rifts in communities across the U.S. and revealed a fragile relationship between politics and education. A fiery national debate ensued between academic and conservative forces. hrough These Eyes looks back at the high stakes of this controversial curriculum. Decades later, as American influence continues to affect cultures worldwide, the story of MACOS resonates strongly.
