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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205: Live from Los Angeles

Posted October 31, 2024 • 00:47:43

Our latest Documentary Spotlight event took place in October, co-presented by The Ankler in Los Angeles. On this episode, we hear selections from...

204: Shiori Ito on "Black Box Diaries"

Posted October 24, 2024 • 00:39:03

Shiori Ito shocked Japan in 2017 when she publicly accused a prominent journalist with close ties to the Prime Minister of raping her. Both the police...

203: Elevating documentary craft in "Nocturnes"

Posted October 17, 2024 • 00:33:26

"Nocturnes" won a Sundance special jury prize for cinematic craft. In the film, set in the mountainous forest on the border of India and Bhutan, we...

202: On filming "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story"

Posted October 10, 2024 • 00:40:44

"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" profiles the actor who was paralyzed from a horse riding accident and found a new purpose in life. Pure Nonfiction...

201: Angela Patton & Natalie Rae Robison on "Daughters"

Posted October 3, 2024 • 00:31:18

"Daughters," now streaming on Netflix, follows a Daddy Daughter Dance held in a prison. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the film's director...