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Documentary Now!
2015 - 2022 7.0 (73 votes) 4 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy
Networks
IFC
Created By
Seth Meyers
Bill Hader
Fred Armisen
Rhys Thomas

Documentary Now!

Overview

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.

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Seasons

Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2019)

No overview available.

7 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Batsh*t Valley (1)
2019-02-20

In 1980, enigmatic cult leader Father Ra-Shawbard and his followers descended on the small town of Chinook, Oregon, sparking a feud with the local residents that catapulted to national attention.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 2: Batsh*t Valley (2)
2019-02-20

Self-appointed spiritual guru Father Ra-Shawbard starts a commune in rural Oregon with the help of overly devoted assistant Ra-Sharir. Exasperated FBI agent Bill Doss dedicates himself to exposing the man behind the mantras.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 3: Original Cast Album: Co-Op
2019-02-27

A fly-on-the-wall look at the marathon cast album recording of the ill-fated 1970 Broadway musical comedy centered around a cast of characters who work, live, or want to live in the same co-op.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 4: Waiting for the Artist
2019-03-06

The story of an internationally-acclaimed performance artist preparing for a major career retrospective while reconciling her relationship with her former lover and performance partner whom she hasn't seen in two decades.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 5: Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side
2019-03-13

A superfan sets out to make a documentary about the comic strip that changed his life and personally deliver the film to its reclusive creator.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 6: Long Gone
2019-03-20

An impressionistic look at the turbulent life of American Jazz guitarist Rex Logan, who became a cultural icon in Eastern Europe when his music provided the soundtrack for the 1991 revolution in the Republic of Sárdasovinia.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 7: Any Given Saturday Afternoon
2019-03-27

A profile of life at the top of the Professional Bowling League during the 2003 tournament season, shining a spotlight on the highs and lows of its three most beloved competitors.

Runtime: 23 min
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Season 4 (2022)

No overview available.

6 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
2022-10-19

In 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.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 2: Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
2022-10-19

In 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.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 3: Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
2022-10-26

A 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.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 4: How They Threw Rocks (1996)
2022-11-02

A 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.

Runtime: 24 min
Episode 5: My Monkey Grifter (2020)
2022-11-09

Drawing inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Benjamin Clay forms a deep, emotional, and financially taxing relationship with a monkey who may have ulterior motives.

Runtime: 23 min
Episode 6: Trouver Frisson (2000)
2022-11-16

Celebrated 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.

Runtime: 23 min

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