Mockumentary

A mockumentary (a portmanteau of the words mock and documentary) is a type of film or television show in which fictional events are presented in documentary style to create a parody. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictional setting, or to parody the documentary form itself. They may be either comedic or dramatic in form, although comedic mockumentaries are more common. A dramatic mockumentary (sometimes referred to as docufiction) should not be confused with docudrama, a fictional genre in which dramatic techniques are combined with documentary elements to depict real events.

Mockumentaries are often presented as historical yet witty documentaries, with B roll and talking heads discussing past events, or as cinéma vérité pieces following people as they go through various events. Though the precise origins of the genre are not known, examples emerged during the 1950s, when archival film footage became relatively easy to locate. A very early example was a short piece on the "Swiss Spaghetti Harvest" that appeared as an April fools' joke on the British television program Panorama in 1957.

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Newcastle United series to follow players chasing Premier League success

AOL 24 Mar 2023
“We are excited to be offering global football fans a front-row seat at this exciting time in Newcastle United’s history ... The project is the first collaboration between production companies Lorton Entertainment, which worked on the Oasis documentary Supersonic, and Rooney about former England striker Wayne Rooney, and 72 Films, behind Jimmy Savile....
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'The Elephant Whisperers' Oscar-winning director Kartiki Gonsalves not open to Bollywood offers, here's why

Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
Documentaries are a space that I love working in". She added, "I'm a natural history photographer and I feel this is the space that I thrive ......
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'The Elephant Whisperers' Oscar-winning director Kartiki Gonsalves not open to Bollywood offers

Gulf News 24 Mar 2023
Filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves, who brought home an Oscar for India with her short documentary, 'The Elephant Whisperers', is not keen on venturing into commercial entertainers....
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New Gather Place Museum in Yardley weaves African-American history into borough lore

The Doylestown Intelligencer 24 Mar 2023
Longtime Yardley resident and self-professed history geek Shirley Lee Corsey watched as the meek, one-story church that was built in 1877 on South Canal Street fell into disrepair, and knew she had to act ... Exhibit will be supported by documents, photos, filmed documentaries and first-person history lessons....
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Syracuse’s Joe Girard says he’ll test the NBA draft, but also plans to enter the ...

The Post-Standard 24 Mar 2023
Updated. Mar. 24, 2023, 11.56 a.m ... 16, 2019, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y ... NEW! ... He made 297 3-pointers in his career, putting him behind only Buddy Boeheim (309) and Gerry McNamara (400) in Syracuse history. Syracuse.com will debut a documentary film on Syracuse basketball’s 2003 NCAA championship team on March 29 at the Landmark Theatre ... Email ....
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What will happen to Top Gear now? Show's future hangs in the balance as BBC ...

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2023
Flintoff was also set to star in an unnamed series for BBC Two dubbed The Repair Shop meets Top Gear, where cars undergo renovations and their owners reveal its history ... The incident was said to have left the cast and crew 'reeling from the shock', with concerns over the future of the show which has had a history of serious crashes....
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FloRacing will be back broadcasting this season for Bowman Gray Stadium's 75th season of racing

Winston-Salem Journal 24 Mar 2023
For the first time in its history the weekly racing series on Saturday nights was broadcast live from mid-April until early August ... “I saw some pictures of the first time it was paved in 1947 so there’s a lot of history at that track and putting together and editing this documentary was a blast,” Dillner said....
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FloRacing will be back broadcasting for Bowman Gray Stadium's 75th season of racing

Winston-Salem Journal 24 Mar 2023
For the first time in its history the weekly racing series on Saturday nights was broadcast live from mid-April until early August ... “I saw some pictures of the first time it was paved in 1947 so there’s a lot of history at that track and putting together and editing this documentary was a blast,” Dillner said....

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