documentarian

noun

doc·u·men·tar·i·an ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən

-ˌmen-,

-kyü-

: one who makes a documentary

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While most nonfiction filmmakers remove themselves from the narrative equation of their work, never explicitly addressing their personal investment nor including their image or voice on screen, Chinese documentarian Nanfu Wang has forged her career doing exactly the opposite. —

Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024 Rob Reiner, who made his directorial debut with the original movie, is helming the sequel, and also reprising his role as documentarian Marty DiBergi. —

Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024 On one side, there is Catherine Ravenscroft (Cate Blanchett), a celebrated documentarian married to boring, rich, but insecure Robert (an alarmingly straightforward Sacha Baron Cohen) and mother to Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee), the dirtbag son who barely tolerates her existence. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 More recently, Smith drew the ire of prison officials for violating a policy by communicating with a documentarian who reportedly paid her. —

Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for documentarian