Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

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 read

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175: S. Leo Chiang on "Island in Between"

Posted February 15, 2024 • 00:40:30

Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang reflects on the relations between Taiwan and China in the Oscar nominated short "Island in Between" streaming from

174: Oscar contenders, part 2

Posted January 12, 2024 • 00:43:17

Fifteen films have been chosen for the Oscars documentary short list, the round that comes before nominations. Pure Nonfiction partnered with The Ankler...

173: Oscar contenders, part 1

Posted January 11, 2024 • 00:53:36

Fifteen films have been chosen for the Oscars documentary short list, the round that comes before nominations. Pure Nonfiction partnered with The Ankler...

172: Nicole Newnham on “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”

Posted November 30, 2023 • 00:46:57

In "The Disappearance of Shere Hite," Oscar-nominated director Nicole Newnham ("Crip Camp") profiles the sex researcher who soared to success in the...

171: "Every Body" Profiles Intersex Activists

Posted November 22, 2023 • 00:43:03

Filmmaker Julie Cohen ("RBG") profiles three intersex activists in her new film "Every Body," now streaming on Peacock. One of those activists is Alicia...