documentary-style film
C12141
concept
A documentary-style film is a motion picture that presents real-life events, people, or issues with an observational or journalistic approach, often using interviews, archival footage, and on-location shooting to create a sense of authenticity.
All labels observed (19)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historical documentary | 10 |
| travel documentary | 7 |
| ethnographic film | 6 |
| docufiction film | 3 |
| documentary-style film canonical | 3 |
| non-fiction film | 3 |
| rockumentary film | 2 |
| behind-the-scenes documentary | 1 |
| docu-fiction film | 1 |
| documentary film program | 1 |
| documentary film style | 1 |
| documentary footage | 1 |
| educational film | 1 |
| investigative documentary | 1 |
| nonfiction film style | 1 |
| nonfiction film technique | 1 |
| semi-documentary film | 1 |
| semi-documentary film cycle | 1 |
| video documentary | 1 |
Instances (44)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Direct Cinema | nonfiction film style |
| cinéma vérité | documentary film style |
|
"Rave - Dancing to a Different Beat"
surface form:
Rave - Dancing to a Different Beat
|
— |
| Fox semi-documentary cycle | semi-documentary film cycle |
| People on Sunday | semi-documentary film |
| Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived | historical documentary |
| Documentary Competition | documentary film program |
|
Robert Gardner
surface form:
Dead Birds
|
ethnographic film |
| Awesome Planet | educational film |
| Virunga (2014 film) | non-fiction film |
| Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life | ethnographic film |
| Chang | — |
| The Day the World Took Off | historical documentary |
| The Invisible War | investigative documentary |
| Long Way Round | travel documentary |
| Long Way Down | travel documentary |
| Michael Palin travel series | travel documentary |
| Pole to Pole with Michael Palin | travel documentary |
| Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin | travel documentary |
| The Kids Are Alright | rockumentary film |
| Close-Up | docufiction film |
|
Taxi
surface form:
Taxi (2015 film)
|
docu-fiction film |
| The Seafarers | non-fiction film |
| Terry Jones' Crusades | historical documentary |
| Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now | behind-the-scenes documentary |
| Empire of the Seas | historical documentary |
| The War | historical documentary |
| The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | historical documentary |
| The Roosevelts: An Intimate History | historical documentary |
| VTR St-Jacques | video documentary |
| Heritage: Civilization and the Jews | historical documentary |
| Still Journey On | ethnographic film |
| A Human Document | ethnographic film |
| The Odd Couple: The Documentary | non-fiction film |
| Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire | historical documentary |
| Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness | — |
| Edward Snowden documentary footage | documentary footage |
|
Hi Lo
surface form:
The Kids Are Alright
|
rockumentary film |
| La Pyramide humaine | docufiction film |
| Petit à petit | ethnographic film |
| 9/11: One Day in America | historical documentary |
| Life, and Nothing More... | docufiction film |
| Full Circle with Michael Palin | travel documentary |
| Sahara with Michael Palin | travel documentary |