documentarian
/ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən -ˌmen-, -kyü-/ (ame, mw)
documentarian — noun
1. a person who makes films or television programmes that tell true stories about r
a person who makes films or television programmes that tell true stories about real events, people, or situations, using factual information rather than invented plots
Award-winning documentarian Amara Osei spent three years filming the lives of coffee farmers in Ethiopia.
documentarian + spent [time] filming [subject]
The film festival invited five documentarians to discuss the challenges of filming people in crisis situations.
documentarians discuss challenges of filming
Young documentarian Haruto Chen raised money online to make his first film about ocean pollution.
Many documentarians choose to work independently rather than signing a contract with a large television network.
- documentary filmmaker
less formal, more common in everyday speech
- non-fiction filmmaker
broader category; may include essay films and experimental non-fiction
文法句型
documentarian + verb (singular/plural agreement)
用法筆記
More formal than 'documentary filmmaker'. Common in film-industry writing, awards coverage, and academic discussions of non-fiction cinema. Unlike 'filmmaker' (which can include fiction directors), this word refers specifically to creators of non-fiction works.