This website is designed as a companion site for the two books listed
below, and is intended for teachers, researchers and students who wish
to learn more about mockumentary.
The main sections of this site are listed here (to navigate through this
site, use the icons in the navigation bar on the left - the icon top-left
will return you to this homepage):
The publication and online purchase details for TELEVISION MOCKUMENTARY: Reflexivity, satire and a call to play (2010), a revision of the theoretical framework of FAKING IT and detailed study of television mockumentary series. This page includes an abstract and a list of contents for the book.
The publication and online purchase details for FAKING IT: Mock-documentary and the subversion of factuality (2001), the first major study of mock-documentary. This page includes an abstract and a list of contents for Faking It.
This section provides pages on: a definition of mockumentary; some suggested exercises for teachers; an introductory bibliography of mockumentary literature; and suggestions on searching for mockumentaries and further information. (The first link is to the 'definition' page - navigate to other pages through the top navigation bar)
The filmography lists mockumentary film and television texts, provides a brief summary / analysis and some links to online materials for each individual text. (Navigate through the letters in the top navigation bar)
This page provides a collection of resources on the New Zealand mockumentary Forgotten Silver, a television hoax which used a sophisticated blend of documentary aesthetics and New Zealand mythology in ways that provoked a variety of reactions from its initial broadcast audience.
This site was created by Craig Hight
and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand License.