The Super Race of the North Pole

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A film essay questioning Robert Peary's theory from 100 years ago: creating a 'super-race' by having children with the Inuits.




The Super Race of the North Pole

American explorer Robert Peary, over a century ago, believed that the only way to reach the North Pole was to have children with Inuits and thus create a 'super-race' combining Eskimo strength and Western cunning. Following in the footsteps of Peary's exaggerated theory, the film essay progresses in the search for this super-race. The film examines Peary's theory and his relationship with the Inuit in an intriguing manner. As viewers experience the impacts of this theory and the Inuit's reactions to it, the film also discusses the effect of this process on the Inuit and the possible existence of this 'super-race'. The film was shot in the North Pole and where the Inuits live.