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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160: Inside "Couples Therapy"

Posted May 11, 2023 • 00:33:02

Showtime's acclaimed series "Couples Therapy" is now in its third season. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers sat down with its star Dr. Orna Guralnik...

159: Lisa Cortés on "Little Richard: I Am Everything"

Posted May 4, 2023 • 00:41:34

Lisa Cortés has a multi-faceted career working for Def Jam and executive producing the award-winning fiction film "Precious". Now she's directed the...

158: Harry Belafonte on "Sing Your Song"

Posted April 27, 2023 • 00:34:30

Harry Belafonte died this week at age 96. Years ago he resolved to leave behind an account of his life in the memoir "My Song" and the documentary "Sing...

157: E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin on "Wild Life"

Posted April 13, 2023 • 00:33:28

E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have explored the mentality of risk takers over several films. They won an Oscar for Free Solo. Their latest documentary...

156: Chase Joynt Explores Transgender History in "Framing Agnes"

Posted April 6, 2023 • 00:36:52

Chase Joynt has explored transgender topics in several films including "No Ordinary Man" about jazz musician Billy Tipton and his latest "Framing Agnes",...