Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. [concepts in the arts and humanities]
5. [genres in literature and performing arts]
6. [genres for motion pictures]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Visual and Verbal Communication
4. Information Forms
5. information forms
6. document genres
7. documents by function
8. documentaries

Narrower term/s

• direct cinema

Anotations

Scope note:

Film genre that presents fact and real situations and people rather than fiction. They typically feature the people, places, and events who are the subjects of the film, rather than actors or sets. Early examples were influenced by television news and used portable cameras.