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All titles in the ‘Mockumentary’ genre

7 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

Babakiueria short film – 1986

A mockumentary surveying the culture and customs of the white native people of the land of ‘Babakiueria’, from the perspective of the country’s black colonisers.

The Games – Series 1 Episode 8, Rural and Environment television program – 1998

In mockumentary style, The Games charts the progress of the fictitious Logistics and Liaison Division of SOCOG in the run-up to the Sydney Olympics.

Kath and Kim – Money television program – 2002

Kath’s 'look at moi’ is the show’s most famous catchphrase and the vernacular of the 'foxy ladies’ has become a recognisable fixture in popular culture.

Kenny feature film – 2006

Audiences loved Kenny because his calm response to adversity made him a heroic figure, though he’d never see himself like that.

Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance feature film – 2006

There are 350,000 young dancers in Australia and the film shows how hard they work — and how much more sensible they are than adults.

Summer Heights High – Episode 5 television program – 2007

Summer Heights High walks an interesting tightrope between observation and comedy, often seeming quite real and quite ridiculous at the same time.

We Can Be Heroes – Episode 3 television program – 2005

Chris Lilley’s mockumentary follows five very different nominees for the Australian of the Year award in the lead-up to the event.