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Documentary Now!
Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.
- Created by:
- Seth Meyers, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Rhys Thomas
- Cast:
- Fred Armisen, Helen Mirren
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Network:
- IFC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 53
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 8.0Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
2022-10-19 · 24mIn the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 9.0Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
2022-10-19 · 24mIn the early 1980s, a visionary German filmmaker tries to will his magnum opus into existence while working in the remote, punishing conditions of the Russian Ular mountains. Inspired by the Werner Herzog-focused documentary Burden of Dreams.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 10.0Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
2022-10-26 · 23mA fly-on-the-wall portrait of a hair salon in the small coastal town of Bagglyport as they prepare their annual stylebook in an homage to documentaries 3 Salons at the Seaside and The September Issue.
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E04
Episode 4
How They Threw Rocks (1996)
2022-11-02 · 24mA chronicle the Welsh sport of Craig Maes, also known as “Field Rock,” and the iconic 1974 bout dubbed “The Melon vs. The Felon” in the vein of When We Were Kingsand other great explorations of sport.
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E05
Episode 5
My Monkey Grifter (2020)
2022-11-09 · 23mDrawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.
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E06
Episode 6
Trouver Frisson (2000)
2022-11-16 · 23mCelebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos searches for why she no longer experiences “frisson” – the goosebumps that have always been her guide. Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of Agnes.
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Fred Armisen
Various Characters
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren - Host
