What is another word for Cinema Verite?
Pronunciation: [sˈɪnəmə vˈɛɹa͡ɪt] (IPA) 
Cinema Verite, often called "observational cinema" or "direct cinema," is a type of documentary filmmaking style that aims to capture real-life events as they occur, without staging or manipulation. Some common synonyms for Cinema Verite are "fly-on-the-wall," "unobtrusive," and "naturalistic." It's a mode of documentary that emphasizes the subjectivity and variability of truth, rather than claiming authoritative knowledge. Similar terms that can be used interchangeably with Cinema Verite are "ethnographic filmmaking," "participatory filmmaking," and "documentary realism." All these terms stem from the same tradition of documentary filmmaking that stresses observation and involvement rather than imposing a personal or fictionalized narrative.
