Mr. Strom's documentary, which opens today in Manhattan, uses that journey as its central metaphor.

A non ethnographic documentary with fictional elements uses the same method and, for the same reasons, may be called docufiction.

This documentary could just as easily have used the title of a recent potboiler: "Identity."

The documentary uses passages from the canonical texts of Islam as its source material.

The documentary uses two main styles, jumping from one to the other.

Regardless of the motives of the directors, the documentary uses authentic footage from Gaza.

In fact, he and this documentary in general could use a rein on enthusiasm.

The black-and-white documentary used 35 mm film.

The documentary uses some old photographs of the Bronx, contrasting them with contemporary scenes.

The documentary uses a mixture of interviews, musical performances and historical film footage.