The unfolding, through interviews, of the Yom Kippur War of 1973 makes for an imposing work of history on its own, but the movie is less an investigation and a discovery than an illustration.
But as with the dog that didn't bark in the night, the viewer is often not aware of the many times in which commercials are dropped so that the unfolding event or interview may be watched without interruption.
Youth Radio--a youth-driven production company headquartered in downtown Oakland--is covering the story as it unfolds, gathering interviews with community leaders and officials, as well as reactions from young people who were on the scene of the shooting and protests, including one of Grant's friends who says he was with him when he was shot.
Maysles and his brother David helped pioneer a particularly deadpan form of documentary, which emphasised the steady observation of unfolding events above interviews, interventions and other more conspicuous documentary arcs.
But alongside the history of traditional author interviews, smoothly unfolding in the past hundred and thirty years, runs a seam of fictional interviews in which writers probe and mock and complain about the form.
When CNN crew flew to Cairo to document the unfolding events, the network interviewed Hafez and shot his work being shipped to Dubai, taking more footage of the work arriving at Art Dubai.
But as the interview unfolded, he offered examples of partial rocket destruction that seemed to contradict the portrayals of total annihilation.
Kaufer dives into additional detail on those early days, discusses Expedia's acquisition of his company and voices concerns about Google as the interview unfolds.
As the interview unfolds, Gilboa and Blumenthal share plenty more insights, so sure to watch the entire video to hear more.
How BBC's Taliban interview unfolded Jump to media player The Taliban in Afghanistan have told the BBC they are confident of victory after British and US troops pull out at the end of this year.
Then you can pick and choose the most appropriate as the interview unfolds.
