docufilm
Factual movie production
A docufilm is a documentary film, blending the words document and film.
The term emphasizes the cinematic quality of the work while retaining its factual, nonfiction foundation.
Docufilms cover subjects ranging from social issues and historical events to profiles of notable figures, typically featuring interviews, archival footage, and narration.
The streaming service released a docufilm about the rise of competitive gaming.
Literature about real events
- featureDistinguishing quality or element
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- ethnographicDescribing cultures systematically
observational · participatory · propaganda · mockumentary · docuseries · nature · wildlife · political
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- footageRecorded video material
- editingRefining content for clarity
- montageAssembled sequence of images
voiceover · soundtrack · score · narrator · interview · archive · reenactment · handheld
nonfiction
Literature about real events
- featureDistinguishing quality or element
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- investigativeDevoted to examination
ethnographic · observational · participatory · propaganda · mockumentary · docuseries · nature · wildlife · political · concert
director
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- footageRecorded video material
- editingRefining content for clarity
montage · voiceover · soundtrack · score · narrator · interview · archive · reenactment · handheld · vérité
screening
Evaluative selection process
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- premiereFirst public performance
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
streaming · broadcast · Netflix · HBO · Sundance · Tribeca · shortlist · Oscar · nomination · acquisition
portrait
Artistic depiction of someone
testimony · journey · legacy · origins · pioneer · icon · visionary · trailblazer · retrospective · archives
document, documentary, documentation, documented, documenting, documents, docudrama, film, films