Definition of shockumentary in English:
shockumentary
nounPlural shockumentaries ˌʃɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)riˌSHäkyəˈmen(t)ərē
A documentary film or programme that deals with subjects such as death or violence in a graphic and often sensationalized way.
for those who relish every bloody detail, we now have shockumentaries
Example sentencesExamples
- But there is a humanity here, and a sense of humor, both of which are lacking from 99% of the later shockumentaries.
- Other directors continued to mine the third world for shockumentary material, however.
- The life and death of a 70s pop star is told as a bizarre shockumentary - with Barbie dolls standing in for actors.
- After the latest farce, there has been a national debate Stateside over the morality of reality-based so-called ‘shockumentaries’.
- Is there a real shift here in political documentaries that are starting to become more like mockumentaries or shockumentaries.
Origin
1970s: blend of shock1 and documentary.