"Nothing is more exciting than reality": In line with this motto, the award-winning documentarian Thomas Schadt shares his passion for the profession of documentary filmmaking with us. Documentaries are booming like never before, whether on television, the internet, or in cinemas. But what about the classic documentary as an author film, which thrives more on the personal touch of an author than on a predetermined format amidst all the diversity of documentary styles and methods? After a brief enlightening journey through the theory of documentary filmmaking, Thomas Schadt introduces us in an extremely lively and entertaining manner to the practice and reality of his profession: from the idea, research, the exposé, financing, the team, filming, editing, to the film premiere. "Everything is dramaturgy, dramaturgy is everything" - and then there is also the undeniable.