Mockumentaries

Do mockumentary films retain any trace of the ’discourse of sobriety’? Throughout film history, documentary and fiction films have denoted the polar opposites of film form with each representing two distinct and separate traditions, the cinema of reality and the cinema of fiction (Doherty 16). However what was once a clear distinction has become blurred as the increasing popularity of mockumentary continues to weaken the assumed boundaries between fact and fiction (Sicinski). Prior to this ‘blurring

are BabaKiueria, a mockumentary by Don Featherstone and My Best Friend’s White, a poem by Oodgeroo Noonuccal. The authors explore issues that they have faced in the past and in the present and endeavor to make their audiences join them in trying to address these issues. One of the issues most blatant to Indigenous Australians, yet mainly unnoticed by European Australians, is discrimination. BabaKiueria shows this through many techniques which are often present in mockumentaries. One of the most obvious

girls who idolize Ariel from The Little Mermaid hope that mermaids might be real. In the mockumentary Mermaids: The Body Found, directed by Sid Bennett, the idea of mermaids is explored when the actors proclaim that mermaids were found among beached whales due to Navy Sonar tests (IMDB par 2). Bennett mixes fact with fiction in an attempt to get people to relate to the beached whales. He makes a mockumentary that is believable to many due to how closely it resembles a real documentary, complete with

Situational comedies draw connections between the realm of television life and reality. These shows are successful due to the realistic scenarios and mishaps that shape the lives of each individual character. The Office is a “mockumentary”, or parody documentary, that follows a small paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania that is led by narcissistic boss, Michael Scott (Steve Carrell). Episode 12 of season 2, “The Injury” is a summary of the overall show, as it exhibits Michael’s desire to feel

Both sitcoms also provide these underlining life lessons about the importance of family and communication. The two shows are filmed differently. Home Improvement was not a mockumentary format like Modern Family. I did notice the lack of laugh track because of this assignment. I probably have noticed it since my wife and I watch Modern Family since it aired, however I cannot remember a time where I had the aha moment and noticed

paying rent, trying to get into nightclubs and overcoming flatmate conflicts prove to be extremely difficult. What We Do in the Shadows is unique in that it combines parody and cinematography, while also using a mixture of two genres, vampire and mockumentary, to comment on contemporary social formations and to challenge traditional cultural myths. These elements of the film have been used to ensure the portrayal of the horrific as mundane and ordinary. What We Do in the Shadows uses aspects of

based in Los Angeles. After watching the movie twice it gave me more doubts if what really the film is and question the authenticity of the movie that leads to decision to believe that Exit Through the Gift Shop is NOT a documentary instead it is a mockumentary. Why? Because of these three reasons; the story is misleading, Mr. Brainwash is fake, and lastly Banksy wants to mock the world only by making the movie with his purpose. In the beginning of the movie, it tackles about the story of all the street

political systems, through an insight in to the ethical ambiguity within the internal machinations of politics. Rob Sitch’s 2008 mockumentary The Hollowmen humorously highlights the clandestine nature of politics , where politicians devalue public merit in order to meet self-serving agendas . Particularly reflected in the episode ‘ Fat chance’ , which

factual or fabricated. However, Exit Through the Gift Shop, a film directed by street artist Banksy, has left many viewers unsure if the film is an authentic documentary or merely a “mockumentary.” While some elements of the movie contain truthful content, it can be concluded that the film as a whole is a mockumentary, and just another one of Banksy’s notorious pranks. One of the first giveaways that the film is fake is by Thierry Guetta, the apparent Los Angeles filmmaker, who is the focal point

Although my main focus of my mockumentary was Trump’s issue with Mexicans, I’d like to expand the focus onto Trump’s racism, xenophobia and general thoughts, policies and views that have offended many different individuals and groups of people. I believe that these things he has said he would do should nullify his eligibility to run for president. Donald Trump has voiced his strong opposition to Mexicans being in the United States; he even went as far as proposing the idea of building a wall separating