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The documentary film form itself has a history nearly as long as cinema. The earliest films were documentarian in spirit, simply pointing a camera at everyday life and making it seem incredible. The modern documentary genre, as we understand it, began to take shape with works like Robert Flaherty's 1922 film Nanook of the North . Over the following decades, the form evolved, with major innovations like direct cinema and cinema verité emerging in the 1960s, using lightweight cameras and portable sound equipment to capture reality with unprecedented intimacy.

Pulling Back the Curtain: Why the "Industry Documentary" is Having a Moment

: While women directed 45% of documentaries at major festivals in 2022, diversity remains a challenge—only 12% of documentary cinematographers identified as people of color in 2021.

: Most documentaries fall into four modes: poetic, participatory, expository, or observational .

This film traces the rise and fall of the Blockbuster Video empire, focusing on the very last remaining store in Bend, Oregon. It features interviews with celebrities like Kevin Smith and is narrated by Lauren Lapkus.

We are entering a new phase. As AI begins writing scripts and deepfakes resurrect dead actors, the next wave of entertainment industry documentaries will be about the death of human performance. Already, Roadrunner (about Anthony Bourdain) caused an ethics storm when it used AI to recreate Bourdain’s voice reading an email he wrote. The documentary became the news.

Film and television enthusiasts, industry professionals, and anyone interested in the creative process and the business side of entertainment.