Titon

Titon discusses the problems of character and plot representation in documentary film which is suppose to be a "real" and "accurate" representation of the subject at hand but often time follows and caters to the filmakers own agenda. He discusses modern non-fiction film as being a misrepresentation of reality through the actions of editing the material to fit a certain perspective, whether it is one of scorn, love, or nostalgia. Does this phenomenon of "altering" reality blur the genre of non-fiction? Should placing the label of "documentary" on a film automatically attribute everything the movie presents as fact?