Introduction
1. Defining Documentary
2. Fiction and Nonfiction: The Great Divide?
3. The Changing Face of the Historical Documentary
4. Documentary and Comedy
5. Animation and Documentary Representation
Filmography
Bibliography

In using case studies such as Touching the Void (2003) and the films of Nick Broomfield, this timely introduction to the growing field of documentary explores the definition and understanding of the form, as well as the relationship between documentary and drama, specifically the notion of reconstruction and reenactment. Paul Ward also discusses animated documentaries, the fertile genre of comedy, and feature-length contemporary works that have achieved widespread cinematic release.