Let history speak for itself in documentaries

Let history speak for itself in documentaries

There are, in my experience, two kinds of documentaries. The first type is what anyone would think of when hearing the word “documentary” — a 45-minute to an hourlong film where an old guy sits in a chair and talks about something amongst some b-roll shots. I mean no disrespect to the people filming these documentaries, but this is a dull way of telling history and there exists a very good alternative to this cliche, one where history can be bet…