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
• The Office, a British TV comedy which apparently uses a fly-on-the-wall technique in a stationery supply company in Slough
• Operation Good Guys, a British TV comedy focusing on a group of Undercover Policemen
• People Like Us, a British radio and TV comedy, 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.