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.
Seasons
1. Sandy Passage
Air Date: 2015-08-20
An in depth look at the daily lives of two aging socialites and their crumbling estate. This mother and daughter live in extreme squalor, but the documentarians find more than just dirt and clutter on the property.
2. Kunuk Uncovered
Air Date: 2015-08-27
An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.
3. DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon
Air Date: 2015-09-03
The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.
4. The Eye Doesn't Lie
Air Date: 2015-09-10
An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.
5. A Town, A Gangster, A Festival
Air Date: 2015-09-17
A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.
6. Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1)
Air Date: 2015-09-24
Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
7. Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2)
Air Date: 2015-09-24
Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.
1. The Bunker
Air Date: 2016-09-14
A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.
2. Juan Likes Rice & Chicken
Air Date: 2016-09-21
Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.
3. Parker Gail's Location Is Everything
Air Date: 2016-09-28
Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".
4. Globesman
Air Date: 2016-10-05
A landmark documentary from the Fein Brothers (Sandy Passage) follows four door-to-door salesmen as they travel across the country selling globes and battling rejection.
5. Final Transmission
Air Date: 2016-10-12
A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.
6. Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)
Air Date: 2016-10-26
A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.
7. Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)
Air Date: 2016-10-26
A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.
1. Batsh*t Valley (1)
Air Date: 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.
2. Batsh*t Valley (2)
Air Date: 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.
3. Original Cast Album: Co-Op
Air Date: 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.
4. Waiting for the Artist
Air Date: 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.
5. Searching for Mr. Larson: A Love Letter from the Far Side
Air Date: 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.
6. Long Gone
Air Date: 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.
7. Any Given Saturday Afternoon
Air Date: 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.
1. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (1)
Air Date: 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.
2. Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2)
Air Date: 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.
3. Two Hairdressers in Bagglyport (1994)
Air Date: 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.
4. How They Threw Rocks (1996)
Air Date: 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.
5. My Monkey Grifter (2020)
Air Date: 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.
6. Trouver Frisson (2000)
Air Date: 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.
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Rating
7.0/10
Release Date
2015-08-20
Episodes
27 (4 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Broadway Video
EMU Films