Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size35–40 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area C1DescriptionIntroduction to the history and theory of documentary film. Traces the changing conceptions of "reality" by various international filmmakers and writers. Through the stylistic study of classical and less conventional films, the aim is to problematize notions of objectivity, truth, and knowledge and to place the films within a historical, cultural, and political context. 