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 43: Laurent Bouzereau & Mark Harris on “Five Came Back" 06.04.2017 41:50

On Twitter: @MarkHarrisNYC @nedlandmedia @thompowers @PureNonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network. This interview was recorded at the School of Visual Arts' MFA Social Documentary program.

PN 42: Made in Miami - Billy Corben & Alfred Spellman on “Cocaine Cowboys” 30.03.2017 31:08

On Twitter: @billycorben @alfredspellman @rakonturmiami @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF Podcast Network.

PN 41: Danae Elon on “P.S. Jerusalem” 23.03.2017 34:45

On Twitter: @danaeelon1 @thompowers @PureNonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network. Check out the new podcast TIFF Long Take interviewing key figures in the film world.

PN 40: “True South” - Jon Else on Henry Hampton & "Eyes on the Prize" 16.03.2017 35:05

On Twitter: @thompowers @PureNonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 39: Marina Zenovich on Roman Polanski & California’s water crisis 02.03.2017 39:37

On Twitter: @MarinaZenovich @PureNonfiction @thompowers Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network .

PN 38: Clay Tweel on “Gleason" 23.02.2017 34:12

On Twitter: @GleasonMovie @TeamGleason @PureNonfiction @thompowers Thanks to our supporters True/False Film Fest . Subscribe to their new podcast: True/False Podcast Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 37: Oscar Nominees for Documentary Feature 16.02.2017 51:25

Want to hear even more? Listen to these episodes: Ezra Edelman (“O.J.: Made in America”) ep. 10 Roger Ross Williams ("Life, Animated”) ep. 13 Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro”) ep. 21 Ava DuVernay (“13th”) ep. 26 Gianfranco Rosi ("Fire at Sea”) ep. 28 On Twitter: @ezraedelman @RogerRossWill @IAmNotYourNegro @ava @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by TIFF podcast network.

PN 36: John Heilemann on “Trumped" 09.02.2017 42:25

On Twitter: @jheil @MarkHalperin @SHO_TheCircus @SHO_Docs @thompowers @purenonfiction Trumped: Inside the Greatest Political Upset of All Time The Circus Article: “The Kennedy Films of Robert Drew & Associates” by Thom Powers Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network .

PN 35: Syrian Filmmaker Orwa Nyrabia In Exile 02.02.2017 39:23

On Twitter: @orwany @doxbox_ngo @purenonfiction @thompowers Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network .

PN 34: Island President Mohamed Nasheed in Exile 26.01.2017 33:00

On Twitter: @MohamedNasheed @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 33: Inside Sundance with Josh Braun 18.01.2017 51:30

On Twitter: @sundancefest @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF Podcast Network

PN 32: Laura Poitras & Henrik Moltke on Project X 12.01.2017 30:26

Watch: Project X Read: “Titanpointe: The NSA’s Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight” On Twitter: @fieldofvision @moltke @purenonfiction @thompowers This interview was conducted on November 28, 2016 at SVA’s MFA Social Documentary department. Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 31: Race, History, Trump & Documentary 02.12.2016 47:12

On Twitter: @13thfilm @eji_org @IAmNotYourNegro @ezraedelman @OJMadeInAmerica Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 30: Madam President: Sheila Nevins on HBO Documentary Films 09.11.2016 45:08

Twitter: @thesheilanevins @HBOdocs @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 29: Werner Herzog on “Into the Inferno” 03.11.2016 30:54

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers Useful Links: Werner Herzog website Werner Herzog: A Guide for the Perplexed Watch Joe Bini on Editing with Herzog at TIFF Doc Conference 2016 Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 28: Gianfranco Rosi on “Fire at Sea” 27.10.2016 33:09

On Twitter: @thompowers @purenonfiction

PN 27: Morgan Spurlock & Jeremy Chilnick on “Rats” 20.10.2016 38:18

On Twitter: @MorganSpurlock @jchilnick @thompowers @purenonfiction @deiafilm @joshfoxfilm “Rats” on Discovery Channel Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 26: Ava DuVernay on 13th 13.10.2016 36:42

On Twitter: @AVAETC @13thfilm @thompowers @purenonfiction Ava DuVernay website Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network. Mark your calendar for the DOC NYC festival , America’s largest documentary festival, on Nov 10-17.

PN 25: Directing "Amanda Knox” 06.10.2016 40:31

This episode was recorded at the School of Visual Arts MFA Social Documentary program On Twitter: @rodblackhurst @brimcgi @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 24: Kirsten Johnson on “Cameraperson” 29.09.2016 49:53

On Twitter: @Cameraperson16 @purenonfiction @thompowers Cameraperson Pure Nonfiction DOC NYC This interview was recorded on May 5, 2016 at the Montclair Film Festival’s Audible Lounge. Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 23: Demme on Talking Heads, Neil Young & Justin Timberlake 23.09.2016 26:43

On Twitter: @thompowers @purenonfiction Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network. Stop Making Sense Neil Young: Heart of Gold Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

PN 22: Nanette Burstein Investigates John McAfee 22.09.2016 30:15

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers “Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee” Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 21: Raoul Peck on James Baldwin 15.09.2016 27:29

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers I Am Not Your Negro

PN 20: Women Directors at #TIFF16 09.09.2016 33:49

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers @girlunboundfilm @KarlMarxCity Girl Unbound Karl Marx City Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.

PN 19: New Docs on True Crime 08.09.2016 34:48

On Twitter: @purenonfiction @thompowers @SkyjackersTale @AbacusMovie The Skyjacker’s Tale Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Pure Nonfiction is distributed by the TIFF podcast network.