Documentary films are nonfiction movies intended to show some aspect about our world in order to educate, influence or make a historical record. The goal of a documentary film is to bring a real life story to an audience through photos, videos and narration. They can be a fun and effective vehicle for sparking enthusiasm for digging deeper into a topic.
Even 8-year olds can apply the basic skills of research and image collection and progress through content organization to presentation of a documentary movie project.
Documentaries are not only educational, but they are also the most accessible form of filmmaking. All you need is access to the internet. Research is done to gather existing photos and video that can be incorporated into the film. There is no need for heavy equipment or high tech. Digistars® programs use Ken Burns style editing which is a skill that can be learned by anyone. Applications in the Google suite are universally accessible and can be used to produce a documentary film.