The emphasis of the curricular unit lies in a historical and critical contextualization of documentary cinema through its most significant authors, works and cinematographic theories in the history of cinema. After completing this unit, the student will have acquired the following skills:

a) Basic knowledge of the history of documentary cinema.
b) Capacities for the criticism and analysis of a documentary work.
c) Identification of different types of documentary film narrative.
d) Identification of different types of conceptual, technical and creative approaches used to represent reality in cinema.