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- The term "documentary" was first applied to film in a 1926 review of Moana
- Fahrenheit 9/11 earned over US$228 million in ticket sales
- The newsreel is an example of early documentary film
- Used as a political weapon in Latin America and Quebec during the 1960s & 70s
- The first festival dedicated to documentary film began in Nyon, Switzerland in 1969
- Many early documentary films were propagandist, such as those produced during the World War I and II
- The earliest moving pictures were documentary films, as they were simply recordings of daily activities
- Technological developments, such as digital video cameras and computer editing software have further popularized documentary film making
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Documentary films are non-fiction features which “document” the truth of people, places or events, rarely follow a classic narrative structure and involve real people rather than actors. Documentaries are typically made on much lower budgets than feature films and, especially during the era of Cinema Verite and Direct Cinema (1950-1970), were a direct reaction against big-budget Hollywood studios. Documentary film has seen a recent surge in popularity, with such films as Fahrenheit 9/11, An Inconvenient Truth, March of the Penguins and Super Size Me earning as much as big-budget features at the box office.
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Documentary Film Questions
Best documentary films of all time. 35 AnswersThe Best Documentaries of All Time (counting down from 7 to 1): 7. Titticut Follies - Frederick Wiseman's "fly-on-the-wall" style revolutionized documentary ... read more
What do you think of the new Conor Oberst song, Nikorette? Are you going to watch his documentary film? 1 AnswerI love the song. Thanks for sharing it. I've been a fan of Conor Oberst's work for a long time. I'm not sure if I'll watch the documentary or not. Just judging ... read more
What Sundance 2009 films have the most buzz currently? 3 AnswersBurma VJ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333634/ AJ Schnack "super buzz title" Paper Heart http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1331064/ Nathan Andersen "This yea... read more
Thoughts on the death of Mike Mad Dog Bell? Have you seen the film Bigger Stronger Faster? 5 AnswersI saw the film... and it I thought it was one of the more honest (though, at the same time, sympathetic) views of steroid use-and-abuse. I'm not at all familiar... read more



