Nonfiction films (Genre/Form Term)
- Non-fiction films
- Nonstory films
- Broader heading: Motion pictures
Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993: (Nonfiction film (nonstory film): term stands in opposition to fiction or fiction film and serves to group together all films which are meant to be educational or informational; used for films of a documentary nature and for films which have scientific, industrial, or pratical use; another term is factual film, which in its most restrictive sense only deals with the presentation of facts)
Barnouw, E. Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film, 1993.
Garga, B.D. From Raj to Swaraj : the non-fiction film in India, 2007.