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A fictional film that is presented as a documentary to satirize the subject. Notable documentaries include 'This is Spinal Tap' and 'Borat'.

Filmmaker interacts with subjects, often with a subjective angle. Notable documentaries include 'Super Size Me' and 'Bowling for Columbine'.

Pioneers of the Direct Cinema movement, known for their non-interventionist style. Notable documentaries include 'Grey Gardens' and 'Gimme Shelter'.

A movement in Italy after WWII focusing on stories about the working class. Notable documentaries include 'Rome, Open City' and 'The Bicycle Thief', although predominantly a film movement, influenced documentaries.

Emphasizes the emotional and subjective aspect over objectivity. Notable documentaries include 'The Thin Blue Line' and 'Stories We Tell'.

A style of documentary filmmaking that combines naturalistic techniques with stylized cinematic practices. Notable documentaries include 'Chronicle of a Summer' and 'Don't Look Back'.

Explores the relationship between the filmmaker and the audience and the act of filmmaking itself. Notable documentaries include 'Man with a Movie Camera' and 'F for Fake'.

Focuses on experiences, images and showing the audience the world through a different set of eyes. Notable documentaries include 'Rain' and 'Man with a Movie Camera'.

Political propaganda, particularly communist, presented through art or film. Notable documentaries include 'Triumph of the Will' and 'The Battle of Chile'.

Aims to create awareness and address societal issues, particularly in the third world. Notable documentaries include 'The Hour of the Furnaces' and 'Memories of Underdevelopment'.

A blend of documentary and fictional filmmaking to tell a story that has elements of truth or to present a hypothetical situation. Notable documentaries include 'Fata Morgana' and 'Touching the Void'.

Aims to inform and persuade, often featuring a strong narrator. Notable documentaries include 'An Inconvenient Truth' and 'The War Game'.

An American documentary genre that originated in the 1950s, aiming to directly capture reality. Notable documentaries include 'Primary' and 'Salesman'.

A series of newsreel films by Dziga Vertov that depicted the truth in Soviet life. Notable documentaries include 'Kino-Pravda No. 21'.

Aims to observe the world without any intervention. Notable documentaries include 'High School' and 'Hospital'.

Journalistic movement where reporters immersed themselves in stories; influenced documentaries. Notable documentaries include 'The Hellstrom Chronicle' and 'Wife Swap'.

A group of filmmakers in the 1930s aiming to use cinema to document real life and promote social change. Notable documentaries include 'Drifters' and 'Night Mail'.

A documentary genre focused on environmental issues and conservation. Notable documentaries include 'Planet Earth' and 'The Cove'.

Low-budget, grassroots level documentary filmmaking often with a political motive. Notable documentaries include 'The Corporation' and 'Gasland'.