nonfiction
noun
non·fic·tion
ˌnän-ˈfik-shən 
: writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
He prefers to read nonfiction rather than novels.
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He reads a lot of nonfiction.
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The festival starts with Surf Saturday, which includes four separate lineups of nonfiction surf filmmaking from around the globe at the Oceanside Theatre Company.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The Struggle for Mother Water is one of only three nonfiction series accorded that honor, joining The American Revolution, the series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, and Gerçek Şamanın İzinde (In Pursuit of the True Shaman), directed by Talha Berkay Baş.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
His final film earned universal critical acclaim, and was recognized as the best nonfiction film of 2023 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
—Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
As much as with any director of the most intimate personal fictions, Wiseman’s nonfictions could be laid end to end and viewed in continuity, like the story of an extraordinary life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The Struggle for Mother Water is one of only three nonfiction series accorded that honor, joining The American Revolution, the series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, and Gerçek Şamanın İzinde (In Pursuit of the True Shaman), directed by Talha Berkay Baş.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
His final film earned universal critical acclaim, and was recognized as the best nonfiction film of 2023 by the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.
—Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
As much as with any director of the most intimate personal fictions, Wiseman’s nonfictions could be laid end to end and viewed in continuity, like the story of an extraordinary life.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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