The films Surname Viet, Given Name Nam, and The Battle of Algiers, both utilize elements of documentary film making to achieve their aesthetic, but neither
can be categorize as a true documentary as we traditionally understand them. How does each film play around with, complicate, or recontextualize the idea
of the documentary, and what affect does that have on how the audience experiences the films? Please research documentary film making to answer this
prompt.
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