Pseudodocumentary
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A film that mimics the style of a documentary but is not actually produced by filming real events
"A sort of pseudodocumentary, "Kaleidoscope" takes a generic event--here, "Sally gets a second cat"--and describes it through rapid-fire testimony from "witnesses" (their roles are given them by the audience)--Sally, the second cat, a neighbor's dog, etc."
Example
More examples"A sort of pseudodocumentary, "Kaleidoscope" takes a generic event--here, "Sally gets a second cat"--and describes it through rapid-fire testimony from "witnesses" (their roles are given them by the audience)--Sally, the second cat, a neighbor's dog, etc."
Etymology
From pseudo- + documentary.
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