Documentary Essays

In the documentary “Hell House”, filmmaker George Ratliff takes you through the production of a hell house from the planning to the actual event. A hell house is an event put on by various churches as a way of outreach. It is a compilation of scenes that are meant to scare people into salvation. It […]

Documentary is a program or genre that presents a real-life subject in a ‘first-hand’ format. Some documentaries function as investigations that aim to uncover the truth about political, medical, and other issues. The Investigative Documentary genre is particularly intriguing because it relies on factual information and footage, much like a typical documentary. Crimewatch UK is […]

“Our deaths are not ours they are yours; they will mean what you make them.”—Regret to Inform “The terrible price of that nobility is one that nobody should have to pay”—Barbara Sonneborn On her 24th birthday in 1968, Barbara Sonneborn, the director, received a telegram informing her that her husband, Jeff Gurvitz, had been killed […]

Overview: This essay is a sum-up of the 2005 History Channel docudrama of the Gallic Revolution. The shutting paragraph is my personal sentiment on the film. All information came from the Documentary.Documentary InformationDirected by Writing creditsDoug Shultz Thomas EmilDoug ShultzProduced by Hilary SioDoug Shultz/ProducerSandya Viswanathan/Co-producerIn 1770 the Gallic Revolution began to organize. The Gallic people […]

It completely contrasts every single other film genre. “Documentary is the creative treatment of actuality”- (John Grierson, Cinema quarterly). Its aim is to document the events of the outside world and present the truth even if it’s right in front of our eyes or obscured from view and covered up. Each documentary presents reality to […]

This documentary is an investigation into the complicated death of global rock superstar, Kurt Cobain. Seattle born, he was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, a band that revolutionised rock in the early nineties, and for many were the driving force behind the grunge phenomena. On April 8th 1994, his body was found in […]

In the documentary film Inside Job, the recent financial crisis is explained in a concise and understandable manner. The film features compelling villains whose reprehensible actions are sure to engage and enrage audiences. Essentially, it provides an overview of the financial crisis that we are still recovering from, with the central thesis being that regulations […]

The 1975 docudrama movie tells us about the narrative of the Beales. “Big Edie” and “Little Edie. ” aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. severally. The two adult females lived on poorness and isolation in one of the suites of the 28-room sign of the zodiac at one of the vicinity of East Hampton. […]

The documentary film Dark Days, conceived and filmed by Marc Singer, is one of the modern classics of the genre. The film presents little known darker realities of the most prosperous city in the world New York. The usage of rudimentary cinematic devices and techniques is consistent with the central theme of the film. The […]

The documentary film titled The Corporation attempts to present to the viewer different facets of this institution. The points of view presented in the mainstream media are quite different from the actual realities associated with business corporations. The documentary is based on a book written by Joel Bakan titled The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of […]

Babies’ is a documentary film which chronicles the first year of life of four babies spanning the globe. Documentarian Thomas Balmes fans out to the grasslands of Namibia, the plains of Mongolia, the high rises of Tokyo and the busy streets of San Francisco in a study of culture, societal structure, geography and tradition, along […]

The film focuses on the issue of corruption in the world, attributing it mainly to the monetary system. Money has a significant impact on society, work, and power. The documentary introduces an alternative solution – a resource-based system as opposed to one based on money. According to IMDb, this solution is not influenced by politics, […]

The documentary movie by Nisha Pahuja takes the audience into the two distinct yet familiar lives of two young girls, Ruhi and Prachi, they are struggling in the modern world and both are fighting for their equality as Indian women. Ruhi seeks fame and freedom by entering a beauty contest, where Prachi supports her religion […]

Ethics is an important issue, be it a company or an organisation or an official body, like a government. Without ethics the core morals and values that any institution follows will be shaken. The biggest example of this would be the financial crisis that struck and shook the strongest and most ideal economy in this […]

Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary is a 2005 Canadian documentary movie, made with the contribution by the Canada Council for the Arts and written and directed by Arturo Perez Torres. The filmmaker follows several migrants like Nayo and Milton, from Chinandega, Nicaragua, all along the crossing through Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and United States in […]

I feel that the theme of loneliness could come under documentary photography. This is because the photos I aim to produce photos that show truthful, objective and usually honest photography of a particular subject, most often pictures of people, this is typical of documentary photography. I aim to keep my photos as natural as possible […]

Creating emotional or spiritual branding is a powerful technique to distinguish oneself in the advertising world. Marketers now focus on stimulating emotional experiences in consumers through their products. This approach is evident in ads like Nikkei’s “transcendence through sports” or Cataracts’ portrayal of themselves as a “third place meeting house.” By utilizing specific ideas or […]