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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Originally, the documentarians come back, and there’s more backstory about the Miles family’s amusement park.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Romanticizing old anecdotes through illustration and packing in details, the documentarian pours his soul into Boorman’s for a possession that’s warmly and memorably religious.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
No Smiling was founded in 2022 by journalists Sean Cannon and Heather Schroering, documentarian Evan Mascagni, and Narcos star Boyd Holbrook.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Many documentarians are disdainful of such performances, and Burns avoided working with them on The Civil War.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Romanticizing old anecdotes through illustration and packing in details, the documentarian pours his soul into Boorman’s for a possession that’s warmly and memorably religious.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
No Smiling was founded in 2022 by journalists Sean Cannon and Heather Schroering, documentarian Evan Mascagni, and Narcos star Boyd Holbrook.
—Peter White, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Many documentarians are disdainful of such performances, and Burns avoided working with them on The Civil War.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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