A history of the non-fiction film from "Man With A Movie Camera" to "Harlan County".
A compilation of major sequences from landmark documentaries with brief introductions. Each sequence was chosen as an example of documentary film style, content, and construction. Part 1 includes Nanook of the North (1922), The Man with the Movie Camera (1929, New Earth (1934), Night Mail (1936), The River (1937), and The City (1939)