documentarian

noun

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

-ˌmen-,

-kyü-

: one who makes a documentary

Examples of documentarian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Reiner will reprise his role as the documentarian following Spinal Tap in the original movie, Marty DeBergi; Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer are reprising their roles as David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls, respectively. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024 Normally, a documentarian with access to a celebrity of Martin’s caliber would pick a focus, or else try to generate some kind of career-encompassing overview. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024 But documentarians, at least, seem to be somewhat cushioned from blowback. —

Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024 But this year, streaming services like Netflix, Amazon, and Apple have turned the doc distribution landscape into a tiny arena that supports a handful of documentarians in their quest for the little gold man. —

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023 Based on the trailer, the project helmed by Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney appears to be a candid look at Simon’s career, spanning over six decades and his journey to create his most recent album, Seven Psalms. —

Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 In Only Murders, Williams guest starred during the third season as a documentarian interested in a case that Mabel (Selena Gomez), Charles (Steve Martin) and Oliver (Martin Short) were looking to solve. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2024 Miami to Palm Beach lawyers suspended or disbarred The existence of the Bar investigation came to light as Méndez faces a new, separate complaint filed Friday by local documentarian and film director Billy Corben, who filed the complaint under his legal name William Cohen. —

Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024 Torres first discussed the allegations on documentarian Billy Corben’s podcast, Because Miami. —

Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2024

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