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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Still, documentarians on the right say there’s nothing new about feeling the squeeze.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Five years ago, acclaimed documentarian Liz Garbus made her narrative film debut at the Sundance Film Festival with Lost Girls, an adaptation of Robert Kolker’s book of the same name about the women whose bodies were found on Long Island and unsolved case of the Long Island serial killer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Rob Reiner, who played documentarian Marti DiBergi and directed This is Spinal Tap, is reprising the role and directing Spinal Tap II.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Reiner is returning as both director and in-film documentarian Marty DiBergi, while Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are all reprising their roles as Nigel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls, respectively.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Five years ago, acclaimed documentarian Liz Garbus made her narrative film debut at the Sundance Film Festival with Lost Girls, an adaptation of Robert Kolker’s book of the same name about the women whose bodies were found on Long Island and unsolved case of the Long Island serial killer.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
Rob Reiner, who played documentarian Marti DiBergi and directed This is Spinal Tap, is reprising the role and directing Spinal Tap II.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Reiner is returning as both director and in-film documentarian Marty DiBergi, while Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer are all reprising their roles as Nigel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls, respectively.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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