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Docufiction (or docu-fiction, often confused with docudrama) is a neologism which refers to thecinematographic combination of documentary and fiction.[1] More precisely, it is a documentarycontaminated with fictional elements,[2] in real time, filmed when the events take place, and in whichsomeone - the character - plays his own role in real life. Concerning a film genre[3] in expansion, thenew term[4] appeared at the beginning of the 21st century. It is now commonly used in severallanguages and widely accepted for classification by international filmfestivals.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

In contrast, docudrama is usually a fictional and dramatized recreation[14] of factual events in form ofa documentary, at a time subsequent to the "real" events it portrays. A docudrama is often confusedwith docufiction, when drama is considered interchangeable with fiction. Typically however,"docudrama" refers specifically to telefilms or other television media recreations that dramatize certainevents often with actors.

A mockumentary (etymology: mock documentary[15]) is also a film or television show in whichfictitious events are presented in documentary format, sometimes a recreation of factual events afterthey took place or a comment on current events, typically satirical or comedic[16][17] (see genres:drama versus comedy and tragedy) or dramatic[18] in nature. Portraying events at an ulterior timeand basically using fictional narrative such as docudrama, it should not be confused with docufictionas well.

The word docufiction is also sometimes used to refer to literary journalism (creative nonfiction). Eitherin cinema or television, docufiction is, anyway, a film genre in full development during the first decadeof this century.

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1 Origins2 First docufictions by country3 Other well-known docufictions4 See also5 References6 Sources and bibliography7 External links

The term involves a way of making films already practiced by such authors as Robert Flaherty, one ofthe fathers of documentary,[19][20] and Jean Rouch, later in the 20th century.

It also implicates the concept that fiction and documentary are basic genres, due to the ontologicalstatus[21] of the filmed image as photography: the double (the image of the subject) is shown asbeing the same, as real image, as representation and reality in documentary,[22] but as simplerepresentation in fiction: in fiction, an actor stands for[23][24] another person. Being both,[25]

docufiction is a hybrid genre,[26] arising ethical problems[27][28][29][30][31][32][33] concerning truth.

In the domain of visual anthropology, the innovating role of Jean Rouch[34] allows one to consider

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him as the father of a subgenre called ethnofiction.[35] This term means: ethnographic documentaryfilm with natives who play fictional roles. Making them play a role about themselves will help portrayreality.[36] It will be reinforced with imagery. A non ethnographic documentary with fictional elementsuses the same method and, for the same reasons, may be called docufiction.

1926: Moana by Robert Flaherty, United States1930: Maria do Mar (see IMdb ) by Leito de Barros, Portugal1932: L'or des mers (see IMdb ) by Jean Epstein, France1948: La Terra Trema by Luchino Visconti, Italy1963: Pour la suite du monde (Of Whales, the Moon and Men) by Pierre Perrault and MichelBrault, Canada1988: Mortu Nega by Flora Gomes, Guin-Bissau1990: Close-up (film) by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran1991: The Gost Train (see review NYT ) by Mika Kaurismki, Finland2005: Underexposure by Oday Rasheed, Iraq

1931: Tabu (film) by Robert Flaherty and F.W. Murnau1934: Man of Aran by Robert Flaherty1945: Ala-Arriba! (film) by Leito de Barros1948: Louisiana Story by Robert Flaherty1958: La pyramide humaine (The Human Pyramid ) by Jean Rouch1958/59 Indie Matra Bhumi (The Motherland) by Roberto Rossellini, released 20071959: Shadows (film) by John Cassavetes1960: Moi, un noir, by Jean Rouch1967: David Holzman's Diary by Jim McBride1972: Trevico-Torino (viaggio nel Fiat-Nam) (see IMdb ), by Ettore Scola1974: Orderers, by Michel Brault2000: Supervolcano (TV movie), by Tony Mitchell

DocudramaMockumentaryEthnofiction

1. ^ Reality and documentary at Six Types Of Documentary, article by Girish Shambu (blog)2. ^ Il difficile rapporto tra fiction e non fiction che si concretizza nella docu-fiction (The difficult

relationship between fiction and non-fiction patent in docufiction ) - thesis in Italian by Laura Marchesi,Faculty of Communication Sciences (Universit degli Studi di Pavia) at Tesionline , 2005/06

3. ^ An Introduction to Genre Theory by Daniel Chandler at Aberystwyth University4. ^ What is docufiction? See Section II, pages 37 to 75 (four chapters) of the thesis by Prof. Theo

Musli5. ^ Indie Matra Bhumi (The Motherland) Cannes Film Festival6. ^ Ablel Ferraras docufiction Venice Film Festival7. ^ The Savage Eye: White Docu-Fiction & Black Reality at Tribeca Film Festival8. ^ Brian De Palma's On His Iraq Docu-Fiction Comeback at The Huffington Post Toronto Film

Festival and Venice Film Festival

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9. ^ Darius Mehrjuis film Diamond 33 Venice Film Festival10. ^ New Film Events London Short Film Festival11. ^ Oscilloscope 'Howl' for Off Beat Docu-Fiction Sundance Selection at Ion Cinema12. ^ Docufiction at several film festivals13. ^ See: Hybrids (fiction/nonfiction films) at External links14. ^ See Docudrama: the real (his)tory Confusion of genres Page 2 on the thesis by iek Cokun

(New York University School of Education)15. ^ From "mock + documentary" - definition at The Free Dictionary16. ^ What is mockumentary? at Ranker17. ^ A television programme or film which takes the form of a serious documentary in order to satirize its

subject. - definition at The Free Dictionary and Dictionary.com18. ^ Definition at Merrian-Webster dictionary: greatly affecting people's emotions19. ^ Definition of documentary New Frontiers in American documentary (American Studies at The

University of Virginia)20. ^ The Impulse of Documentary-Fiction - Paper at Transart Institute21. ^ The Gap: Documentary Truth between Reality and Perception article by Randolph Jordan referring

the increasing lack of distinction between documentary and fiction film at Hors Champ22. ^ Open-ended Realities - article by Luciana Lang at Latineos23. ^ Semiotics at Book Regs24. ^ Semiotics for Beginners by Daniel Chandler at Aberystwyth University25. ^ (NON)FICTION AND THE VIEWER: RE-INTERPRETING THE DOCUMENTARY FILM Paper by

Tammy Stone, Avila University26. ^ See hybrid genre page 50, thesis on docufiction by Prof. Theo Musli27. ^ Open-ended Realities - article by Luciana Lang at Latineos28. ^ The appeal of hybrid documentary forms in West Africa at Project Muse29. ^ Ethics and Documentary Filmmaking Article by Marty Lucas at Center for Social Media

(American University in Washington, D.C)30. ^ On Ethics and Documentary: A Real and Actual Truth Article by Garnet C. Butchart at Cultural

Studies Program, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, published University of SouthFlorida

31. ^ What to Do About Documentary Distortion? Toward a Code of Ethics Article by Bill Nichols atDocumentary.org

32. ^ Documentary Film Prompts-Ethics in Documentary/Fiction vs. Documentary Paper by ArdavonNaimi at University of Texas at Dallas

33. ^ Ethics and Filmmaking in Developing Countries at Unite For Sight34. ^ READING THE IMAGE: Visual Literacy And The Films Of Jean Rouch article by Rayma

Watkinson at Inter-disciplanary Net35. ^ Jean Rouch and the Genesis of Ethnofiction, thesis by Brian Quist, Long Island University36. ^ "Ethnofiction: drama as a creative research practice in ethnographic film." Journal of Media Practice 9,

no. 3(2008), eScholarID:1b5648, article by Johannes Sjberg

(English) Docu-fiction - Convergence and contamination between documentary representationand fictional simulation , thesis by Prof. Theo Musli - Science of Communication Faculty,University of Lugano (Italy) - 1999/2000(English) Table of contents for Docufictions : essays on the intersection of documentary andfictional filmmaking

(English) Paget, Derek (1998). No Other Way to Tell It. Dramadoc/docudrama on television.Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719045332.(English) Rosenthal, Alan (199). Why Docudrama? : Fact-Fiction on Film and TV. Carbondale &Edwardsville: Southern Illinois Press. ISBN 9780809321865.(English) Lipkin, Steven N., ed. (2002). Real Emotional Logic. Film and Television Docudrama AsPersuasive Practice. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press. ISBN 9780809324095.

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(English) Docudrama: the real (his)tory thesis by iek Cokun (New York University School ofEducation)

(Italian) Un genere cinematografico: la docu-fiction. Il caso di 150 ore a Pavia by LauraMarchesi (thesis abstract)

(French) Le documentaire historique au pril du docufiction thesis by Franois Garon(abstract in English and French)(French) 3 questions Isabelle Veyrat-Masson interview (Le Journal du CNRS)(French) Peter Watkins, un cinaste maudit article at Critikat

New Media Documentary Paper by Gunthar HartwigIssues in contemporary documentary by Jane Chapman at Google Books (pages 1 to 34)Shaping the Real: Directorial imagination and the visualisation of evidence in the hybriddocumentary Article by Janet Merewether at Scan journalPanel: At The Edge of Truth: Hybrid Documentaries at Vox Talk magazineDocufiction: Where Art and Life Merge and Diverge Article by Julie Drizin at Makers Quest2.0

Hybrids (fiction/nonfiction films)Mists Movie reviews , March, 2011In Vanda's Room Article by Cyril Neyrat at Film SocietyIts Actual Life. No, Its Drama. No, Its Both Article by Dennis Lim at The New York Times,August 20, 2010

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