heimildamyndir
Heimildamyndir are non-fiction films that document reality by presenting information about people, events, places, or processes. They cover topics across social, political, historical, scientific, cultural, and environmental realms. The form encompasses a range of approaches, from descriptive to analytical, persuasive to exploratory, and may foreground questions of truth, representation, and interpretation.
Techniques include observing footage captured in real settings, interviews with subjects, the use of archival material,
History and impact: The documentary form developed in the early 20th century; John Grierson popularized the