Templates/Documentary Script

Documentary Script Templates

Scripts for non-fiction filmmaking that structure real-world subjects into compelling narratives. Documentary scripts range from detailed pre-production outlines to post-production assembly scripts. They guide the filmmaker through interviews, archival footage, narration, and b-roll sequences.

20-90 pages|20 genres
30-70 pages

Action Documentary Script

Documentary scripts about extreme sports, military operations, or high-stakes physical endeavors that combine real footage with structured narrative tension.

Free Solo14 PeaksThe Dawn Wall
30-70 pages

Comedy Documentary Script

Humorous documentary scripts that use comedy subjects, comedians, or absurd real-world situations as their narrative engine. The documentary format adds authenticity to the humor.

Best Worst MovieThe King of KongTickled
40-80 pages

Drama Documentary Script

Dramatic documentary scripts that tell emotionally powerful true stories with the narrative structure and emotional arc of the best fiction filmmaking.

Won't You Be My Neighbor?Hoop DreamsThe Staircase
40-80 pages

Thriller Documentary Script

True-crime and investigative documentary scripts that structure real events into gripping suspense narratives with the pacing and tension of fiction thrillers.

Making a MurdererThe JinxIcarus
35-75 pages

Horror Documentary Script

Documentaries exploring real-world horrors — cults, serial killers, inexplicable events — that use the reality of their subject matter to create genuine terror and unease.

The Act of KillingDear ZacharyCropsey
35-75 pages

Sci-Fi Documentary Script

Science and technology documentaries that explore real cutting-edge discoveries, space exploration, and futuristic possibilities with the wonder and speculation of science fiction.

Particle FeverApollo 11AlphaGo
35-75 pages

Romance Documentary Script

Love story documentaries that follow real couples, explore the nature of love, or document romantic journeys with the emotional intensity that only true stories can deliver.

Aileen and Steve51 Birch StreetLove Is Blind (documentary specials)
40-85 pages

Crime Documentary Script

True crime documentary scripts that investigate real criminal cases, examine justice systems, or profile criminal minds with journalistic rigor and narrative craft.

Making a MurdererThe JinxO.J.: Made in America
40-80 pages

Mystery Documentary Script

Investigative documentaries that pursue unsolved or misunderstood cases, taking the audience on a real investigation where the outcome is genuinely uncertain.

The JinxThe Disappearance of Madeleine McCannUnsolved Mysteries (documentary format)
35-75 pages

Fantasy Documentary Script

Documentaries exploring fantasy culture, world-building communities, LARP, cosplay, and the real people who create and inhabit fantastical worlds.

DarkonThe Dungeon MastersMonster Camp
35-75 pages

Western Documentary Script

Documentaries about the real American West — ranching, rodeo, Native history, frontier mythology, and the modern West — that explore the gap between the myth and the reality.

BuckThe RiderReel Injun
40-80 pages

War Documentary Script

Military documentaries that use real combat footage, soldier testimony, and historical analysis to tell the true stories of conflict with unflinching honesty.

RestrepoThey Shall Not Grow OldFog of War
35-80 pages

Musical Documentary Script

Music documentaries that profile musicians, chronicle musical movements, or explore the creative process through performance footage, interviews, and behind-the-scenes access.

Searching for Sugar ManAmySummer of Soul
40-80 pages

Biographical Documentary Script

Life-story documentaries that build comprehensive portraits of fascinating individuals through interviews, archives, and the testimony of those who knew them.

RBGWon't You Be My Neighbor?Amy
40-80 pages

Historical Documentary Script

History documentaries that bring past events to life through archival footage, expert analysis, reenactments, and the testimonies of those who lived through pivotal moments.

13thApollo 11O.J.: Made in America
35-70 pages

Noir Documentary Script

Documentary scripts that borrow noir aesthetics to tell dark, morally ambiguous true stories of corruption, obsession, and the seedy underbelly of society.

IcarusThe JinxCapturing the Friedmans
35-70 pages

Supernatural Documentary Script

Documentaries investigating paranormal phenomena, unexplained events, haunted locations, and the people who believe in — or debunk — the supernatural.

HellierThe NightmareDemon House
30-60 pages

Family Documentary Script

Family-appropriate documentaries about nature, animals, community, or human achievement designed to educate and inspire viewers of all ages.

March of the PenguinsWinged MigrationMy Octopus Teacher
40-80 pages

Sports Documentary Script

Athletic documentaries that capture the drama of real competition, the dedication of training, and the human stories behind the sports we watch.

Hoop DreamsSennaThe Last Dance
40-80 pages

Political Documentary Script

Political documentaries that examine power structures, campaigns, movements, and governance through investigation, interviews, and analysis of real political events.

13thFahrenheit 9/11The War Room

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