The best modern entertainment industry documentary now includes a trauma-informed therapist in the credits. They feature "where are they now?" resources. The ethics have changed. We no longer want just the dirt; we want the justice.
That era is dead.
We are already seeing the rise of the "meta-documentary"—films about the making of the documentary about the making of a movie. The Offer blurs the line. American Movie (1999) is the proto-meta-indie-doc. girlsdoporn 21 years old e492 link
No longer just a "behind-the-scenes" featurette on a DVD extra, the modern entertainment industry documentary has evolved into a blockbuster genre of its own. From the scandalous reckonings of Quiet on Set to the tragic poetry of Amy , and the business autopsies of The Last Dance (sports as entertainment), audiences cannot look away. We no longer want just the dirt; we want the justice