Pure Nonfiction

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

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Hear the world's top storytellers talk all things documentary film. Host Thom Powers is as well-connected as it gets in this world as a documentary curator for TIFF and other renowned festivals. He wrote the book "Mondo Documentary" that is “required reading for fans of nonfiction cinema,” says Judd Apatow. Our podcast guests range from documentary legends to emerging talent. Follow us on Instagram and Substack at @purenonfiction.

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PN 18: Jazz Legends on Screen 01.09.2016 39:55

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers @tiff_net I Called Him Morgan Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

Season Two Preview 25.08.2016 5:45

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers @tiff_net @karlmarxcity Season Two is supported by the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) podcast network.

PN 17: Barbara Kopple - From Harlan County to Sharon Jones 28.07.2016 39:12

On Twitter: @barbarakopple @TheSharonMovie @sharonjones @thompowers @purenonfiction Miss Sharon Jones! Kopple’s production company Cabin Creek Pure Nonfiction This interview was recorded at the SVA MFA Social Documentary program . Episode 17 marks the end of Pure Nonfiction’s Season One. We’ll be back in September with Season Two starting at the Toronto International Film Festival. Until then, enj...

PN 16: Alex Gibney on Revealing Secrets 21.07.2016 47:38

For more, read “How Alex Gibney is Reinventing Documentary Filmmaking” by Boris Kachka in New York magazineOn Twitter: @AlexGibneyFilm @thompowers @purenonfiction This interview was recorded at the School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary program . Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club . Documentaries directed by Alex Gibney mentioned in this interview: Zero Days (2016) Steve J...

PN 15: Muhammad Ali on Film 14.07.2016 44:31

On Twitter: @ MuhammadAliDoc @ Kartemquin @thompowers @PureNonfiction The Trials of Muhammad Ali Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club .

PN 14: TV’s King of Comedy 07.07.2016 40:19

On Twitter: @HeidiLoki @RachelLoki @thompowers @purenonfiction Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Pure Nonfiction  is sponsored by  Sundance Now Doc Club .

PN 13: “Life, Animated” director Roger Ross Williams 30.06.2016 45:54

On Twitter: @RogerRossWill @LifeAnimatedDoc @thompowers Life, Animated Music By Prudence God Loves Uganda Roger Ross Williams website Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club .

PN 12: Talking “Tickled" with David Farrier & Dylan Reeve 23.06.2016 28:32

On Twitter: @davidfarrier @DylanReeve @TickledMovie @thompowers http://tickledmovie.com/ Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club .

PN 11: Yo-Yo Ma & Morgan Neville on "The Music of Strangers" 16.06.2016 44:44

On Twitter: @YoYo_Ma @TremoloDocs @silkroadproject @Judith_Hill @Participant @HBODocs @thompowers

PN 10: Why Revisit O.J. Simpson? 09.06.2016 34:57

On Twitter: @ezraedelman @thompowers O.J.: Made in America Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club .

PN 09: Pennebaker & Hegedus on Clinton, Bowie & Animal Rights 02.06.2016 35:03

On Twitter: @PHFilms, @DAPennebaker, @UTCFilm, @HBODocs, @thompowers Unlocking the CagePennebaker Hegedus Films Thanks to Sundance Now Doc Club for sponsoring this episode.

PN 08: Who is Princess Shaw? 26.05.2016 22:05

On Twitter: @_PRINCESS_SHAW @thompowers @purenonfiction Presenting Princess Shaw http://www.presentingprincessshaw.com/

PN 07: Weiner Beyond the Headlines 19.05.2016 26:52

On Twitter: @jkriegman @weinerdoc @anthonyweiner @thompowers Thanks to our sponsor SundanceNow Doc Club. Watch Take 5 short films for free at http://take5.docclub.com/ .

PN 06: Jonathan Demme’s Real Life Characters 12.05.2016 1:04:00

This episode was recorded at Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab . Thanks to our sponsor SundanceNow Doc Club . Watch Take 5 short films for free at http://take5.docclub.com/ . On Twitter: @thompowers Show notes: Swimming to Cambodia Cousin Bobby The Agronomist Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains I’m Carolyn Parker

PN 05: Who is Anderson Cooper’s Mother? 05.05.2016 37:48

On Twitter: @lizgarbus @HBODocs @thompowers Thanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. This episode was recorded at SVA MFA Social Documentary Film Program . Show notes: Moxie Firecracker Films Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper What Happened, Miss Simone? Bobby Fischer Against the World The Farm: Angola, USA

PN 04: Going Deep With Mapplethorpe 28.04.2016 44:40

On Twitter: @fbailey @randybarbato @WorldofWonder @HBODocs @thompowers Thanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. This episode was recorded at SVA MFA Social Documentary Film Program . Show notes: Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures World of Wonder The Fabulous Pop Tarts

PN 03: "Making a Murderer” - Behind the Scenes 21.04.2016 48:41

On Twitter: @allHs , @filmgreek , @MakingAMurderer , @thompowers Thanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. Show notes: Watch "Making a Murderer" on Netflix Kevin Kiner composed the music to "Making a Murderer"

PN 02: Inside the Supreme Court Case on Abortion 20.04.2016 29:25

On Twitter: @dawnporterm , @trappeddoc , @gideonsarmyfilm , @thompowers Thanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. http://www.docclub.com/ Show notes: Trilogy Films is Dawn Porter’s production company“Gideon’s Army” is on SundanceNow Doc Club “Trapped” is now playing in theaters

PN 01: From Maysles To The New Yorker Presents… 19.04.2016 27:50

On Twitter: @kcorncoop , @joesviolin , @thompowers Thanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. http://www.docclub.com/ Show Notes: Maysles Documentary Center "Making Dazed” appears on the Criterion Collection edition of “Dazed and Confused”“Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam” is on SundanceNow Doc Club “Joe’s Violin” is now playing at festivals“The New Yorker Presents” Season 1 is on Am...

PN 00 - Introducing Pure Nonfiction! 13.04.2016 3:34