Mockumentary

A mockumentary or mocumentary is a fiction film presented as a documentary film. They are usually comedic, often parodic in nature, and are often presented as historical documentaries with b-roll and talking heads discussing past events or as cinema verite pieces following people as they go through various events.

Example of mockumentaries

A Mighty Wind[?], mocumentary about a group of folk musicians who reunite to pay tribute to their producer
Best in Show[?], (improvised) story of some contestants at a national dog show
The Blair Witch Project, mockumentary of a vanished film crew
Bob Roberts[?], a Tim Robbins[?] satiric film about a right wing folksinger's crooked election campaign.
Forgotten Silver by Costa Botes[?] and Peter Jackson, parody of a historical documentary about a "forgotten" filmmaker.
A Hard Day's Night (movie), following The Beatles as they attempt to escape their fans and have undisturbed fun on the way to a television special.
The Last Broadcast[?], a mockumentary of a vanished film crew
Man Bites Dog, black comedy/satire in which a film crew follows a serial killer documenting his crimes
Operation Good Guys[?], a British Comedy Television Programme focusing on a documentary of a fictional group of Undercover Policemen
People Like Us, a British Comedy Television Programme, featuring an inept interviewer (played by Chris Langham), who interviews people in various jobs
The Rutles, parody telling of the Beatles story, while also parodying documentary makers themselves
This Is Spinal Tap, mockumentary of a rockumentary
Waiting for Guffman[?], (improvised) story of a small Missouri town's celebration of its sesquicentennial
Zelig, Woody Allen movie telling of a chameleon-like individual who blended in wherever he went.

		Mockumentary
		A mockumentary or mocumentary is a fiction film presented as a documentary film. They are usually comedic, often parodic in nature, and are often presented as historical documentaries with b-roll and talking heads discussing past events or as cinema verite pieces following people as they go through various events. Example of mockumentaries A Mighty Wind[?], mocumentary about a group of folk musicians who reunite to pay tribute to their producer Best in Show[?], (improvised) story of some contestants at a national dog show The Blair Witch Project, mockumentary of a vanished film crew Bob Roberts[?], a Tim Robbins[?] satiric film about a right wing folksinger's crooked election campaign. Forgotten Silver by Costa Botes[?] and Peter Jackson, parody of a historical documentary about a "forgotten" filmmaker. A Hard Day's Night (movie), following The Beatles as they attempt to escape their fans and have undisturbed fun on the way to a television special. The Last Broadcast[?], a mockumentary of a vanished film crew Man Bites Dog, black comedy/satire in which a film crew follows a serial killer documenting his crimes Operation Good Guys[?], a British Comedy Television Programme focusing on a documentary of a fictional group of Undercover Policemen People Like Us, a British Comedy Television Programme, featuring an inept interviewer (played by Chris Langham), who interviews people in various jobs The Rutles, parody telling of the Beatles story, while also parodying documentary makers themselves This Is Spinal Tap, mockumentary of a rockumentary Waiting for Guffman[?], (improvised) story of a small Missouri town's celebration of its sesquicentennial Zelig, Woody Allen movie telling of a chameleon-like individual who blended in wherever he went. See also false document.
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