documentarian
noun
doc·u·men·tar·i·an
ˌdä-kyə-mən-ˈter-ē-ən 
-ˌmen-,
-kyü-
: one who makes a documentary
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Albert Maysles is widely considered one of the greatest documentarians of all time.
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One of my favorite documentarians is Davis Guggenheim.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
As The Shark Is Still Working producer J. Michael Roddy told EW ahead of its release, Scheider remained close with the residents of Martha's Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed, and helped connect the documentarians with locals.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
Filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who was known as one of the great documentarians of his era, died Saturday at age 97.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 May 2025
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airmail.news, 5 July 2025
One of my favorite documentarians is Davis Guggenheim.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
As The Shark Is Still Working producer J. Michael Roddy told EW ahead of its release, Scheider remained close with the residents of Martha's Vineyard, where Jaws was filmed, and helped connect the documentarians with locals.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025
Filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who was known as one of the great documentarians of his era, died Saturday at age 97.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 May 2025
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“Documentarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentarian. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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