Recruits were told videos would only be sold as private DVDs overseas (e.g., Australia or New Zealand) and never posted online.

Slow-motion footage of a modern red carpet. Flashbulbs exploding.

The court found the defendants lured women with promises that videos would be for "private collectors" or "overseas DVDs" and would never be posted online or linked to their real names.

By the 1970s and 80s, documentaries began focusing on the grueling reality of production. Notable examples include Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991), which chronicled the chaotic production of Apocalypse Now , and Burden of Dreams (1982), which followed Werner Herzog's obsessive struggle to film in the Amazon.

Investigates abuse, fraud, or corruption. Often triggers real-world consequences.