[Films] Sports documentary films
The last couple of years has seen a sharp increase in the number of films of a genre that I'm going to refer to as 'sports docu-film'. These are feature-length documentaries following either a particular sporting event from the perspective of a team or individual competitor, or following a particular sports-person through their career. Such features have typically been the domain of television, and where they have existed they have been very much focused on the documentary style, with a dry, 'facts-only' presentation style. The more recent style has tended more towards cinematography and the desire to tell a compelling story, with more emotional content. As such they fit much better into a cinematic setting than the more traditional version. The film "Senna" is probably the best known example of the genre, certainly amongst the general populace, owing to its relatively wide release thanks to the high profile of both Formula 1, and the legacy of Aryton Se...