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Surrealist Documentary 

n.

In aspiring to open the imagination upon reality, Surrealism blurs the distinction between fact and fiction. In Surrealist documentaries the realistic effect is used to hook the viewer into the world represented by the film in order to disrupt taken-for-granted assumptions about that world. In Surrealist documentary, commentary is either absent, sparse or stripped of its dominance, becoming more of a dissonant or contrapuntal voice.
Examples of Surrealist Documentary:
- “Häxan” (English title: The Witches or Witchcraft Through The Ages) is a 1922 Swedish/Danish silent film written and directed by Benjamin Christensen. Based partly on Christensen's study of the Malleus Maleficarum, a 15th century German guide for inquisitors, Häxan is a study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of diseases and mental illness could lead to the hysteria of the witch-hunts.
- “Las Hurdes: Tierra Sin Pan” (1933), (English language: Land Without Bread or Unpromised Land) is a 27-minute-long documentary film directed by Luis Buñuel and co-produced by Buñuel and Ramon Acin. The narration was written by Buñuel, Rafael Sanchez Ventura, and Pierre Unik, with cinematography by Eli Lotar. The film focuses on the Las Hurdes region of Spain, the mountainous area around the town La Alberca, and the intense poverty of its occupants. Buñuel, who made the film after reading the ethnographic study Las Jurdes: étude de géographie humaine (1927) by Maurice Legendre, took a Surrealist approach to the notion of the anthropological expedition. The result was a travelogue in which the narrator’s extreme (indeed, exaggerated) descriptions of human misery of Las Hurdes contrasts with his flat and uninterested manner.
- “F for Fake” (1974), an Orson Welles film documenting/embellishing/fabricating information about "fakery" in general and about the famous "fakers" Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving.

Short Documentary 

Term used to cite source of information without revealing it came from TikTok
Dana: “how did you know how to knit that beautiful sweater?”
Hali: “It was easy. I just watched a short documentary on it with step by step instructions.”
Short Documentary by mombomb50 August 7, 2022

Documentary Book

A smart book, like a documentary, but in book form.
What is the word for the intelligent writing material?

That's a Documentary Book.
Documentary Book by Donald Blake November 17, 2013

the documentary 

the other guy had a pretty thourogh description of this amazing album-one thing though on the documentary when he says "Until they sign my death certificate" that is referencing the album death certificate by ice cube.
the documentary is the best west coast shit ive heard in a long time.

The Documentary 

Incredible CD by The Game. On it's 18 track he exhibits an unparralled level of lyricsm, originality, Credibility, and word play not seen in any CD from any Rapper from anywhere in a long, long time. He keeps it real while taking shot at JA Rule, Benzino and The Sauce and pays homage to the classics. Un like most rap albums today, (Which features a dopey party anthem, and then ''A Joint for the ladies'' which is then followed by the purchase of Cars, Bitches, And ''Bling Bling'' Fuck the faggot that came up with that term.) Game shines alongside the presence of many including Eminem, Tony Yayo,(Who spits another sub-par verse on a G-Unit Album ,See Ain't No Click) 50 Cent several times, and Busta Rhymes. Best West Coast relase since, how long? He touches on every subject from His Dreams, His son, To the lifestyle he lived.This album is the total package **** Five stars.
The G-Unit albums that preceded this album were:
50 Cent-Get Rich Or Die Tryin'
G-Unit- Beg For Mercy
Lloyd Banks- The Hunger For More
Young Buck- Straigt Outta Cashville
And now in that category:
The Game: Blows all previous CD's out of the water By far not even comprable

Track Listing:
1 Intro- Skit preformed by some schmuck
2 Westside Story- Lyrical Heat reminded you where he's from
3 Dreams- Oh Shit, Incredible rap record that's Title in Self-Explanatory Produced By Kanye West
4 Hate It or Love It- Sick song with 50 Cent that Is statin' the facts they're on top bitches
5 Higher- Party anthem, Kinda like a harder version of Overnight Celebrity
6 How We Do - Hit single
7 Don't Need Your Love- Similiar to Hate It Or Love It Tellin' you he's gonna do his thing if you like him or not.
8 Church For Thugs
9 Put You On The Game- The Lone song on the album on the song I didn't like He is the GAme onhe wants to put a girl on the GAme
10 Start From Scratch- If you could start over from the begining He's drunk on this one, very deep song.
11 The Documentary- Payin Homage to the Great Ones as the Hook goesIm ready to die(Biggie)
Without a reasonable doubt(JAy-Z)
Smoke chronic(Dre)hit it
Doggystyle (Snoop)before i go out
Until they sign my death certificate
All eyez on me (PAc)
Im still at it, illmatic ( Nas)
And thats THE DOCUMENTARY

12 Runnin'
13 No More Fun and Games
14 We Ain't- Heat alongside EminemEstablishing their dominance in rap
15 Where I'm From- A laid BAck Westside Story with NAte Dogg
16 Special- He's gon' make his bitch feel Special Whoopde Fuckin' doo
17 Don't Worry- Assurin' His family things are gonna be okay
18 Like Father, Like Son- Tellin' tales of when his son was born
The Documentary by Oscar January 19, 2005

pro Iraq war documentary 

After seeing such well made movies as VALLEY OF ELAH, and WAR WITH OUT END I was kind of searching for pro Iraq war documentary's
seems to me that the Republicans could get Halliburton to fund something..
With the hours or compelling movies on the current war i kind of would like to see a pro Iraq war documentary....i guess the current administration didn't anticipate how sending the bulk of the movie going public to war might create bad press..and of course military families are so disregarded that they might not have extra money for that kind of stuff..