I think you're confusing video-essays with documentaries tbf. The notion that 'My Octopus Teacher' or 'Boys State' - to name just two award winners of the last

I think you're confusing video-essays with documentaries tbf. The notion that 'My Octopus Teacher' or 'Boys State' - to name just two award winners of the last decade - could be replaced with some Youtube AI-narrated slop is just disingenuous in the extreme.