Episode 24: It's a Documentary Now - a podcast by Xan Peters and Joe Cimino

On today's tour, we head to one of the Uncanny County Museums lecture halls where Joe is presenting a lecture regarding questioning the narratives presented in documentary films. From the Edison company to actuality films, Joe weaves us through a quick overview of the history of documentary filmmaking and how it has come to influence the contemporary versions we see now. During this presentation, Xan joins in for an in depth discussion regarding documentaries in contemporary media and how we consume them when faced with spectacle over facts. Specifically, focusing on the documentary series Tiger King compared to Making a Murderer, and more recent documentary films. All the while asking the real question, which is if Borat is a documentary?

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