We are approaching "meta-documentary" fatigue. The next evolution will be documentaries about the making of documentaries. For example, a film that shows how Quiet on Set was edited to villainize one producer while exonerating another. The audience of 2026 is cynical; they want to see the sausage being made, and then see the sausage maker being judged .
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