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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PN 30: Madam President: Sheila Nevins on HBO Documentary Films

Posted November 9, 2016 • 00:45:09

Sheila Nevins is a lover and a fighter. When she joined HBO in its early years, the label “documentary” evoked something educational. She turned...

PN 29: Werner Herzog on “Into the Inferno”

Posted November 3, 2016 • 00:30:54

Volcanoes are the focus of Werner Herzog’s new film “Into the Inferno,” now playing on Netflix. He teams with volcanologist Dr. Clive Oppenheimer...

PN 28: Gianfranco Rosi on “Fire at Sea”

Posted October 27, 2016 • 00:33:10

Winner of the Berlin Film Festival’s top jury prize in 2016, “Fire at Sea” takes place on the Italian island of Lampedusa. Located near the African...

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

Posted October 20, 2016 • 00:38:18

After “Super Size Me,” director Morgan Spurlock teamed with producer Jeremy Chilnick to form the production company Warrior Poets. Their latest...

PN 26: Ava DuVernay on 13th

Posted October 13, 2016 • 00:36:42

Selma director Ava DuVernay has a new documentary on Netflix called 13th. The title comes from the Constitution’s 13th amendment that abolished slavery...