Documentary Now! (Season 2)

Loving parodies of some of the world's best-known documentaries. Each episode is shot in a different style of documentary filmmaking, and honors some of the most important stories that didn't actually happen.

  • Poster for The Bunker

    The Bunker (Episode 1) 6.5

    Air date: 2016-09-14

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A different and interesting look at the 1992 Ohio Gubernatorial campaign.

  • Poster for Juan Likes Rice & Chicken

    Juan Likes Rice & Chicken (Episode 2) 7.5

    Air date: 2016-09-21

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Young Colombian chefs learn the tricks of the restaurant trade from their strict father Juan, whose celebrated restaurant only serves one dish: chicken and rice.

  • Poster for Parker Gail's Location Is Everything

    Parker Gail's Location Is Everything (Episode 3) 8.0

    Air date: 2016-09-28

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Monologist Parker Gail and director Harrison Renzi team up to present Gail's theater piece, "Location Is Everything".

  • Poster for Globesman

    Globesman (Episode 4)

    Air date: 2016-10-05

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A landmark documentary from the Fein Brothers (Sandy Passage) follows four door-to-door salesmen as they travel across the country selling globes and battling rejection.

  • Poster for Final Transmission

    Final Transmission (Episode 5) 6.5

    Air date: 2016-10-12

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A new wave band from the late 1970s and early 1980s play their final concert.

  • Poster for Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1)

    Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (1) (Episode 6)

    Air date: 2016-10-26

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

  • Poster for Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2)

    Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid (2) (Episode 7) 6.0

    Air date: 2016-10-26

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A fun and candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty-year quest to win an Oscar.

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