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 20: Women Directors at #TIFF16

Posted September 9, 2016 • 00:33:49

“Girl Unbound” and “Karl Marx City” are among the documentaries directed by women making their world premieres at the Toronto International...

PN 19: New Docs on True Crime

Posted September 8, 2016 • 00:34:48

“The Skyjacker’s Tale” and “Abacus: Small Enough to Jail” are two new docs on crime and justice making their world premieres at the Toronto...

PN 18: Jazz Legends on Screen

Posted August 31, 2016 • 00:39:38

Trumpet player Lee Morgan was murdered at age 33. Saxophonist John Coltrane died of cancer at age 40. Now both these jazz greats are the subjects of...

Season Two Preview

Posted August 25, 2016 • 00:05:44

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is just two weeks away. Pure Nonfiction will have extensive coverage of documentaries premiering at the...

PN 17: Barbara Kopple – From Harlan County to Sharon Jones

Posted July 28, 2016 • 00:39:13

Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple is back with a new film about soul singer Sharon Jones in a year when she battles cancer and prepares for her comeback...