Critical Writing Index

The Real Deal: It's the year of the documentary

by Liam Lacey and Peter Nowak

The Globe and Mail, Feb. 21, 2004

The Globe and Mail comment on how the documentary has become a popular form of video. The once honest form of documenting a story has been recognized as a commercial seller. Simultaneously, with mainstream success, the documentary has become more fictitious. Included with the article is a listing of the most popular documentaries dating from 1938 to 2003.

ITEM 2004.001 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

ElephantGus van Sant

In This WorldMichael Winterbottom

Touching The VoidKevin MacDonald

TenAbbas Kiarostami

The Fog of WarErrol Morris

Bowling for ColumbineMichael Moore

GrassRon Mann