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Anthony Fiala: The First Films of the Polar Regions, 1901–1905
- Film History: An International Journal
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 2020
- pp. 91-118
- 10.2979/filmhistory.32.4.04
- Article
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ABSTRACT:
Explorer and artist Anthony Fiala successfully shot the first motion pictures in the polar regions between 1901 and 1905. The footage, however, was not edited and distributed as a film until 1909 when Kineto Ltd., London, released A Dash for the North Pole. This essay repositions Fiala as a pioneer in arctic filmmaking by examining the circumstances that delayed the film's production and distribution and caused the material to be misdated in archives.