pseudodocumentaries
pseudodocumentaries is the plural of pseudodocumentary.
Meaning of pseudodocumentary
Noun
pseudodocumentary (plural pseudodocumentaries)
- A film that mimics the style of a documentary but is not actually produced by filming real events
- A sort of pseudodocumentary, "Kaleidoscope" takes a generic event--here, "Sally gets a second cat"--and describes it through rapid-fire testimony from "witnesses" (their roles are given them by the audience)--Sally, the second cat, a neighbor's dog, etc.1988 May 20, Lawrence Bommer, “Cardiff Giant's Comedy Sideshow”, in Chicago Reader
Questions about pseudodocumentaries
- What is pseudodocumentaries the plural of?
- Pseudodocumentaries is the plural of pseudodocumentary.
Words near pseudodocumentaries in the dictionary
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