Sentence examples for documentaries have to from inspiring English sources

They want to reach as big an audience as possible but, among the massive diversity of films online, documentaries have to fight for attention and can struggle.

"The government has only just come to realize the power documentaries have to convey the realities of Chinese society," Ms. Yang added, speaking by phone from a film festival in Japan.

"One of the reasons that these films are doing so well at the theaters is this old strict rule -- that documentaries have to be pure reality -- has been thrown out the window," Mr. Barker said.

Even traditional nature documentaries have to grapple with misrepresentation.

As much as the documentary has to say about its subject it reveals an enduring kaleidoscope of perspectives on Harrison, who continues to fascinate and confound his admirers long after his death.

They worked hard and meant well: that's the gist of what Greg Barker's documentary has to say about Barack Obama's foreign affairs team, which it studies by following three bigwigs, John Kerry, Samantha Power and Ben Rhodes, through 2016.

Not every documentary has to be about a perfect hero.

"As a programmer, I'm drawn to diversity of approaches in this artform, and above all any documentary has to succeed as cinema.

This doesn't mean your documentary has to be huge or grandiose - smaller-scale, more intimate documentaries have just as much of an opportunity to resonate with an audience if the story they tell is captivating.

"To make documentaries, you have to be curious.

And, like 4's documentaries, they have to appeal to different audiences.