Documentary Now!

Documentary Now!

  • 2015
  • 4 Seasons
  • 27 Episodes
  •  7.035  (72)
  •   Ended

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

Documentary Now!
Seasons
Trouver Frisson (2000)
6. Trouver Frisson (2000)
November 16, 2022
Celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.
My Monkey Grifter (2020)
5. My Monkey Grifter (2020)
November 09, 2022
Drawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.
How They Threw Rocks (1996)
4. How They Threw Rocks (1996)
November 02, 2022
A chronicle the Welsh sport of Craig Maes, also known as “Field Rock,” and the iconic 1974 bout dubbed “The Melon vs. The Felon” in the vein of When We Were Kingsand other great explorations of sport.
Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
3. Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
October 26, 2022
A fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook in an homage to documentaries 3 Salons at the Seaside and The September Issue.
Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
2. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
October 19, 2022
In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
1. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
October 19, 2022
In the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
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Description
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
  • Premiere Date
    August 20, 2015
  • Rating
    7.035  (72)