I think that Jay is probably correct in his assumption that mixed-genre films, combining narrative fiction and documentary conventions, have been around for a long time. What strikes me as relatively new and interesting, however, is the notion of reenacting scenes that the filmmaker presumes are mis- perceptions of actual events, such as occurs in THIN BLUE LINE, although the filmmaker in this case indicated that he felt the audience could nonetheless deduce what he presumed actually happened from the contradictions inherent in the misperceptions of various characters/people, even though he never reenacts what he believed actually occurred (Morris' interview with Bill Moyers). In most previous "documentary reenactments" the filmmaker attempts to present what he or she believed actually happened. Even in Morris case, there is a strong element of realist empiricism inherent in his believe that the "truth" can be deduced from the "untruths" he presents. Truly postmodern documentaries allow multiple ontologies, that is different modes and worlds, such as animation, live action scripted, and live action unscripted recordings, to overwhelm epistemological questions or approaches, such as empiricism and conventionalism. The pursuit of truth is replaced by multiple experiences of different worlds. Gorham "Hap" Kindem UNC Chapel Hill [log in to unmask]