[ddingus]

Your question turned out to be intriguing!

I thought I did not have a reason to employ a name or even think of productions like this as a format.

But, as you point out, the right name is unclear, and just calling it "a video" begs for a "what format?" discussion.

I like "video essay" quite a lot myself. Documentary can work too, but seems a bit off and I am struggling to express why.

Maybe one of us can ask the Technology Connections guy what name he would use. We might get a whole video on the subject!

I am going to ask. Join me. Very curious what he would say, and he would be among the top people qualified to talk about these things too.