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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118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary 26.08.2020 37:36

On Twitter: @jatovia @thompowers @PureNonfiction

117: The Making of McMillion$ 20.08.2020 37:20

On Twitter:  @IAmJLH   @thompowers  @PureNonfiction   #McMillionsHBO

116: Iyabo Boyd of Brown Girls Doc Mafia 14.08.2020 38:31

On Twitter: @iyabo_iyabo @browngirlsdocm@thompowers @PureNonfiction

115: Uncovering China's "One Child Nation" 14.02.2020 25:28

On Twitter: @OneChildNation @WangNanfu @thompowers   @PureNonfiction

114: "For Sama" Inside Syria 07.02.2020 28:33

On Twitter: @forsamafilm @thompowers @PureNonfiction

113: Inside "American Factory" 30.01.2020 38:16

On Twitter: @thompowers @PureNonfiction

112: Sundance 2020 Preview 19.01.2020 19:46

This year, Powers' picks include: The Fight Boys State The Dissident Whirlybird Time Giving Voice The Truffle Hunters The Mole Agent On Twitter:  @thompowers   @PureNonfiction

111: Profiling Toni Morrison 26.08.2019 17:55

On Twitter: @ToniMorrison @tgsfilm @thompowers @PureNonfiction

110: Joshua Wong on Hong Kong 21.07.2019 22:50

On Twitter: @joshuawongcf @PureNonfiction @thompowers

109: Running with Beto 30.05.2019 29:02

On Twitter: @PureNonfiction @thompowers

108: Asif Kapadia on Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse & Diego Maradona 16.05.2019 39:29

On Twitter: @asifkapadia @PureNonfiction @thompowers

107: Rachel Lears on filming Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 02.05.2019 27:26

On Twitter: @jubileefilms @PureNonfiction @thompowers

106: Werner Herzog on “Meeting Gorbachev” 25.04.2019 47:47

On Twitter: @PureNonfiction @thompowers

105: Sam Green & David Harrington on Kronos Quartet 18.04.2019 49:27

On Twitter: @kronosquartet @PureNonfiction @thompowers

104: Penny Lane on "Hail Satan?" 11.04.2019 27:21

On Twitter: @lennypane @hailsatanfilm @PureNonfiction @thompowers

103: Alison Klayman on Steve Bannon in “The Brink” 04.04.2019 34:23

On Twitter: @aliklay @TheBrinkFilm @PureNonfiction

102: Baseball on Drugs in “Screwball” 28.03.2019 39:11

Hear their previous interview on episode 42 discussing “Cocaine Cowboys.” On Twitter: @billycorben @alfredspellman @thompowers @PureNonfiction

101: Alex Gibney on how Theranos fooled Silicon Valley 21.03.2019 37:06

See Tricia Todd's documentary "Agile, Mobile, Hostile: A Year with Andre Williams" On Twitter:  @alexgibneyfilm   @HBODocs @thompowers @PureNonfiction

100: Inside “The Case Against Adnan Syed” on HBO 09.03.2019 29:17

On Twitter: @disarmingfilms @rabiasquared @HBODocs @thompowers @PureNonfiction

99: D.A. Pennebaker, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney & more on Stephen Sondheim’s “Company" 28.02.2019 38:12

On Twitter: @PHfilms @sethmeyers @mulaney @AlexBuono @ReneeGoldsberry @ABrightMonster @RealRichardKind @thompowers @purenonfiction

98: Tim Wardle, Sandi Tan & RaMell Ross on "Pushing Boundaries" 21.02.2019 57:42

This is the fourth and final installment of conversations from the DOC NYC Short List. Previous episodes were: 90: Getting Political  91: Portrait Documentaries 95: Getting Personal On Twitter:  @ttwardle @sanditan @ramellross @thompowers @purenonfiction

97: "United Skates" with Tina Brown & Reggie Brown 14.02.2019 26:12

On Twitter: @ UnitedSkatesDoc @ HBODocs @thompowers @purenonfiction If you’re in New York, visit us at Pure Nonfiction at IFC Center .

96: Talal Derki on filming in Syria 07.02.2019 43:22

On Twitter: @thompowers @purenonfiction

95: Free Solo, Minding The Gap & Getting Personal 31.01.2019 45:45

Thanks to SVA MFA Social Documentary Program for their recording support.  On Twitter: @ABombach @thereelrudyv @BingLiu89 @alexhonnold @thompowers @purenonfiction

94: Sundance 2019 Preview 22.01.2019 37:13

Films discussed (in chronological order): Knock Down t h e House   The Brink Where’s My Roy Cohn?  American Factory Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool  Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Ask Dr. Ruth Mike Wallace Is Here  Untouchable   The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley   Sea of Shadows  Tigerland Maiden   Apollo 11 and  Vanity Fair on Apollo 11&nbsp...