Maya remembered watching a filmmaker in the documentary explain, tearfully: "They didn't hate my script. They just couldn't sell it to China." That single sentence explained more about the industry than any film school class could.

Even in non-fiction, people need someone to follow.

The first thing Maya learned was that .

For decades, studio publicists controlled the narrative. If a lead actor was a nightmare, it was covered up. If a set was dangerous, it was labeled "passion." The modern entertainment documentary operates as a . Exit Through the Gift Shop didn't just look at street art; it asked if the artist was a fraud. Fyre Fraud didn't just look at a festival; it looked at the nihilism of influencer culture.