: Modern documentary filmmaking is increasingly seen as a form of journalism, requiring extensive research and ethical considerations to reflect real-life people and ideas.

Documentaries serve several critical roles in the broader media landscape:

By the 1970s and 80s, documentaries began focusing on the grueling reality of production. Notable examples include Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), which chronicled the chaotic production of Apocalypse Now , and Burden of Dreams (1982), which followed Werner Herzog's obsessive struggle to film in the Amazon.

Documentaries about filmmaking and the film industry (updated 01.2020)

Once, a documentary about the movie or music business was a niche "DVD bonus feature." Today, high-profile projects like The Story of Film: An Odyssey

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