Editing John Grierson (section)

== Film critic ==
Grierson's emerging and outspoken film philosophies caught the attention of [[New York City|New York]] film critics at the time.  He was asked to write criticism for the ''[[New York Sun]]''. At the ''Sun'', Grierson wrote articles on film aesthetics and audience reception, and developed broad contacts in the film world. According to popular myth, in the course of this writing stint, Grierson coined the term "documentary" in writing about [[Robert J. Flaherty]]'s film ''[[Moana (1926 film)|Moana]]'' (1926): "Of course ''Moana'', being a visual account of events in the daily life of a Polynesian youth and his family, has documentary value."<ref>''New York Sun'', 8 February 1926.</ref>

During this time, Grierson was also involved in scrutinizing the film industries of other countries. He may have been involved in arranging to bring [[Sergei Eisenstein]]'s groundbreaking film ''[[The Battleship Potemkin]]'' (1925) to US audiences for the first time.  Eisenstein's editing techniques and film theories, particularly the use of montage, would have a significant influence on Grierson's own work.