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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130: Jean Tsien Goes Outside Her Comfort Zone
Jean Tsien has worked as a documentary editor for over 30 years with directors such as Orlando Bagwell, Barbara Kopple, and Roger Ross Williams. She’s...
129: Breaking Rules with Victor Kossakovsky, Kirsten Johnson & Garrett Bradley
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128: Bao Nguyen on Bruce Lee in “Be Water”
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127: Remembering Robert Fisk
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126: Loira Limbal on “Through the Night”
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