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    documentary
    /ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)ri/

    adjective

    • 1. consisting of or based on official documents: "documentary evidence of regular payments from the company" Similar recordeddocumentedregisteredwritten
    • 2. using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual report on a particular subject: "a documentary programme about Manchester United" Similar factualnon-fictionalreal-lifetrue to lifeOpposite fictional

    noun

    • 1. a film or television or radio programme that provides a factual report on a particular subject.

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  2. www.britannica.com › art › documentary-filmDocumentary film | History, Impact & Production | Britannica

    Jul 29, 2024 · Documentary film, motion picture that shapes and interprets factual material for purposes of education or entertainment. Documentaries have been made in one form or another in nearly every country and have contributed significantly to the development of realism in films.

  3. researchguides.dartmouth.edu › filmgenres › documentariesResearch Guides: Film Genres: Documentary films

    Aug 13, 2024 · A practice of filmmaking that deals with actual and factual (and usually contemporary) issues, institutions, and people; whose purpose is to educate, inform, communicate, persuade, raise consciousness, or satisfy curiosity; in which the viewer is commonly addressed as a citizen of a public sphere; whose materials are selected and arranged from w...

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  5. www.ranker.com › list › greatest-documentaries-of-all-timeThe Greatest Documentaries of All Time - Ranker

    Aug 18, 2024 · List of the best documentary movies and shows of all time, as rated by the Ranker Community. Non-fiction films, or documentaries, were the original form of movie-making, in which a camera was used to simply capture real moments of life being lived.

  6. ew.com › movies › best-documentaries-on-netflixThe 30 best documentaries on Netflix (August 2024) -...

    Aug 12, 2024 · The best documentaries on Netflix include provocative history lessons like '13th' and fascinating celebrity profiles like 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' and more.

  7. www.ranker.com › list › inspiring-documentariesThe 15 Most Inspirational Documentaries of All Time, Ranked

    Aug 15, 2024 · Lists that rank the most fascinating, most trusted documentaries on every subject, from poverty and addiction to Wall Street and the oil industry. The 15 Inspirational Documentaries To Watch When You Need A Pick Me Up, as voted on by fans. Current Top 3: The Rescue (2021), Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who ...

  8. instr.iastate.libguides.com › researchmethods › documentaryLibrary Guides: Research Methodologies Guide: Documentary

    Aug 12, 2024 · "Research that uses personal and official documents as a source material. Documents... may include such things as newspapers, diaries, stamps, directories, handbills, maps, government statistical publications, photographs, paintings, gramophone records, tapes, and computer files."

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › documentarianDocumentarian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Aug 8, 2024 · : one who makes a documentary. Examples of documentarian in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Gere plays an American documentarian who relocated to Montreal as a Vietnam draft refugee and attempts to set the record straight in one final interview.