mockumentary
noun
mock·u·men·ta·ry
ˌmä-kyə-ˈmen-tə-rē 
-ˈmen-trē
plural mockumentaries
: a facetious or satirical work (such as a film) presented in the style of a documentary
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Bleecker Street is teaming with Fathom Entertainment on the re-release of Rob Reiner’s big hair rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap which will play theaters nationwide July 5-7.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
But Christoph Schwarz’s Piggy Bank, which gets its U.K. premiere at Glasgow on Monday, takes a very different approach, mixing mockumentary and self-experiment in a way that has become the filmmaker’s signature style throughout his shorts, videos, and other creative works.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Ralph also spoke about the meaning of her character's impeccable wardrobe in the mockumentary about teachers trying to make it in a Philadelphia school, which is in its fourth season.
—EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
In tonight’s episode, the main characters of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia saunter into the public school and invigorate the mockumentary by stirring up chaos.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
But Christoph Schwarz’s Piggy Bank, which gets its U.K. premiere at Glasgow on Monday, takes a very different approach, mixing mockumentary and self-experiment in a way that has become the filmmaker’s signature style throughout his shorts, videos, and other creative works.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Ralph also spoke about the meaning of her character's impeccable wardrobe in the mockumentary about teachers trying to make it in a Philadelphia school, which is in its fourth season.
—EW.com, 24 Feb. 2025
In tonight’s episode, the main characters of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia saunter into the public school and invigorate the mockumentary by stirring up chaos.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Mockumentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mockumentary. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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