mockumentary

…a mock documentary, or “mockumentary,” represented as being filmed by an unseen documentarian. It is a single-camera show with no laugh track. Characters often look directly at the camera and speak as though they are being interviewed. Modern Family features an ensemble cast and is known for its intelligent…

… was styled as a “mockumentary,” in which the episodes are filmed as if by a documentary crew, but in reality they are entirely scripted. The show became a hit with critics and viewers alike and was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards.

…scripted and intended as a mockumentary, and it engendered some ill will toward Phoenix.

…usually followed by a “mockumentary” feature featuring a correspondent. The show concludes with an interview segment that typically features a celebrity or major political figure.

…work and innovating the “mockumentary” style (characterized by satire presented in the style of a documentary) for television. It also inspired several international versions of the show, including the popular American series (also called The Office) that ran from 2005 to 2013.

…the progenitor of the “mockumentary” genre, a label Guest despises because he feels it suggests a mean-spirited approach that shortchanges the attempts he would make as a director to preserve the dignity of the films’ characters even while humorously revealing their foibles.

…Clement for the well-received vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows (2014), which they wrote, directed, and starred in. Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), which Waititi adapted from a novel by Barry Crump, is about a boy (Julian Dennison) who runs away after the death of his foster mother…