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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145: Joe Hunting on “We Met in Virtual Reality” at Sundance

Posted January 25, 2022 • 00:28:06

We Met in Virtual Reality, premiering in the...

144: Ramin Bahrani on “2nd Chance” at Sundance

Posted January 22, 2022 • 00:27:28

Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani is best known for his fiction films such as "99 Homes" and "The White Tiger" that was Oscar-nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay....

143: Isabel Castro on “Mija” at Sundance

Posted January 21, 2022 • 00:30:29

“Mija,” premiering in the Sundance NEXT section,...

142: Sara Dosa on “Fire of Love” at Sundance

Posted January 19, 2022 • 00:28:08

"Fire of Love" tells the story of volcanologists...

141: Richard Rowley on “American Insurrection”

Posted January 6, 2022 • 00:40:57

The PBS Frontline documentary “American Insurrection” investigates the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Pure Nonfiction...