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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mock documentary" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a film or television program that imitates the style of a documentary but is fictional or satirical in nature.
Example: "The film is a mock documentary that humorously explores the lives of fictional characters living in a small town."
Alternatives: "a parody documentary" or "a spoof documentary".
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One, it's a mock documentary.
A mock documentary from Tim Ritter.
A mock documentary clearly inspired by the career of Roger Corman.
Filmed as a mock documentary, the series centres on the employees at a branch of the paper company Dunder Mifflin.
The form has possibilities: this could be a mock documentary about a fictional band like "This Is Spinal Tap".
She then moved to a regional theatre in Minnesota, where she was cast in a mock documentary film about beauty pageants, Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999).
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Each episode includes a mock-documentary.
The celebration will culminate on Jan . 10with a mock-documentary about the series.
Like its predecessor, 2666 is a novel of stupefying ambition with a mock-documentary element at its core.
In The Thick of It, a mock-documentary-style political comedy, she plays the goodie-two-shoes of the Conservative opposition; smart, toffee-nosed and full of attack.
The conscious or subconscious influence of that episode is apparent in the sustained wave of TV shows in recent years - most notably, The Office - that completely take the form of a mock-documentary.
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