Documentary Now!

\Documentary Now!\ parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.

2015 HD 23min TV-14 United States English

Bill Hader Helen Mirren Fred Armisen

Comedy

mockumentary parody spoof

S1E1 - Sandy Passage 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.

S1E2 - Kunuk Uncovered 2015-08-27

An investigation into the seminal documentary “Kunuk The Hunter” that attempts to separate what is real from what is fabrication.

S1E3 - DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon 2015-09-03

The hipster media empire DRONEZ sends two of its notoriously fearless journalists to track down Mexico’s most wanted drug lord.

S1E4 - The Eye Doesn't Lie 2015-09-10

An investigation into the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to death for the 1986 murder of John Patrick Winslow.

S1E5 - A Town, A Gangster, A Festival 2015-09-17

A documentary crew travels to Arborg, Iceland for the annual festival honoring American gangster Al Capone.

S1E6 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (1) 2015-09-24

Part one of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S1E7 - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee (2) 2015-09-24

Part two of the documentary chronicling the rise and fall of a seminal soft-rock band called the Blue Jean Committee.

S2E1 - The Bunker 2016-09-14

A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

S2E2 - Juan Likes Rice & Chicken 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.

S2E3 - Parker Gail's Location Is Everything 2016-09-28

Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gails theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

S2E4 - Globesman 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.

S2E5 - Final Transmission 2016-10-12

A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

S2E6 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1) 2016-10-26

A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

S2E7 - Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2) 2016-10-26

A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

S3E1 - 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.

S3E2 - 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.

S3E3 - 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.

S3E4 - 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 hasnt seen in two decades.

S3E5 - 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.

S3E6 - 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.

S3E7 - 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.

S4E1 - 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.

S4E2 - Soldier of Illusion (1983) (2) 2022-10-19

S4E3 - 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.

S4E4 - 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.

S4E5 - 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.

S4E6 - 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.

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