Documentary Films in the Age of New Populism

The entry provides an in-depth understanding of how documentaries have impacted and reacted to the rise of populism in the twenty-first century. Documentary audiences and viewers are provided with a tool to alter their perspectives, as well as it acts as instructional information and knowledge for the change and transformation of modern culture. The widespread use of the internet in recent years has made it possible for people to watch films and documentaries from their homes and places of employment, and social media has become a powerful source of information. Documentaries are used by government organizations as propaganda tools to influence the public’s political views. Along with the political parties, NGOs and individuals exposes the government through the use of documentaries or by acting under their influence. The role model and the equipment used in different countries to produce documentaries differ from other states. Populism has rapidly been rising around the world due to increased access to the internet and media. Therefore, the entry will go through how populists were impacted and their reactions to documentary films, and the fact or fake of documentaries in the twenty-first-century era of New Populism.