Sentence examples for some documentary films from inspiring English sources

The attention paid to some documentary films, for instance—from Edward R. Murrow's "Harvest of Shame" to the Vietnam era "Selling of the Pentagon"—can lead to the false conclusion that films are uniquely potent in changing public attitudes and policy.

The trend, which is being shepherded by the Writers Guild, a union representing television and film writers, has some documentary film editors and directors worried that it threatens to redefine their job descriptions and confuse viewers, who may believe that a documentary that has been written is a less credible depiction of reality.

"I think you will see some great documentary films this time, and I'm sure some of them will be very, very present in the next awards season". Other blockbuster documentaries on the radar include the latest from Morgan Spurlock, whose Sundance premiered fast-food expose Super Size Me was Oscar nominated in 2004.

A powerful chorus rages through: "Down with the homeland if I must live in fear/And shoot a Kalashnikov or Molotov/If I must live in humiliation/If everyone must leave or be habituated to slaughter …" Some notable documentary films also focus on the Syrian experience of exile.

He told MediaGuardian.co.uk that some of the documentary films that have explored the events of the attacks had not covered it in sufficient detail.

Mr. Maysles is a legend, having shot and directed some of my favorite documentary films including Grey Gardens, the Gates, What's Happening!

Outside the theater, a young crowd cheerfully waited under the sun for a chance to be extras in an episode of the series  — cooked up by Rhys Thomas and "Saturday Night Live" alums Hader, Fred Armisen and Seth Meyers — that lovingly, painstakingly and incisively pays homage and pulls comedy from some of the most acclaimed documentary films ever made.

He made documentary films too.

Profile of Robert J. Flaherty, maker of documentary films.

[United States] : HBO Documentary Films, c2008.

Documentary films > Egypt > Interactive multimedia.