Noun: documentary film
- A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
"The documentary film about the civil rights movement was both educational and moving";
- documentary, docudrama, infotainment
Derived forms: documentary films
Type of: film, flick [informal], motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show, television program, television show, TV program, TV show
Encyclopedia: Documentary film