Documentary Film
Documentary film, also known as cinema
verite, is a broad category of visual expressions that is based on the attempt
to “document” reality. The filmmaker John Grierson used the term documentary in
1926 to refer to any nonfiction film medium, including travelogues and instructional
films. The earliest “moving pictures” were, by definition, documentaries.
Propaganda films made by countries during
the World War II and during the Cold War era were important phases in
documentary film production. In the 1960,s and 1970,s, documentary film was often
conceived as a political weapon against neo colonialism and capitalism in
general, especially in Latin America, and other Third World countries.
Box office analysts have noted that this
film genre has become increasingly successful in theatrical release with films
such as Fahrenheit 9/11, Super Size Me, Earth (2009 film), March of the
Penguins, and An Inconvenient Truth among the most prominent examples.
Docufiction
Docufiction is a hybrid genre from two basic ones,
fiction film and documentary, practiced since the first documentary films were
made.
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