Let's explore the different types of documentaries and highlight an example of each to illustrate their distinctive storytelling techniques.

I'm a huge fan of documentaries, whether they're focused on true crime, nature or unforgettable people or historical events. Documentaries always pull me in, almost like they are a movie, but what ...

Each one of the 26 respondents who brought documentary features to Sundance in 2025 has their own fascinating set of ...

Reality doesn’t bite. Well, okay, at times it does. A number of our choices for the best documentaries of the year capture turbulent realities, ominous politics, and, on occasion, stark tragedy.

And it starts with what really should be classified as a documentary. “The types of documentaries that are more popular, more prevalent, are increasingly things that are shown by streamers that ...