documentary
adjective
Also documental pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents.
nondocumentary
-
a word derived from
documentary.
Example Sentences
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“Saint Omer,” Alice Diop’s first nondocumentary feature, is a courtroom drama and also an unusual kind of true-crime chronicle.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Not only has Cuarón never made a more autobiographical movie than Roma, I’d be hard pressed to think of any nondocumentary director who has.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2018
Mr. Schreiber is currently executive vice president at Social Action & Advocacy for Participant Media, a Los Angeles-based entertainment company that specializes in socially relevant documentary and nondocumentary feature films, television, publishing and digital media.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2011
"This is the first nondocumentary film about an American artist," says Hopper, who owns paintings by both Basquiat and Schnabel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The nondocumentary portions of an otherwise plodding British-made film involve a chase by a police inspector and a scientist after the latter's wife and assistant, who have escaped with secret parts of his electronic invention.
From Time Magazine Archive
