Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film
Pure Nonfiction
If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny and revealing. Listen to interviews with Oscar-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams; as well as the directors of “Making a Murderer,” “Weiner” and “OJ: Made in America.” Often the stories behind the scenes are as dramatic as what’s on the screen. On Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @purenonfiction. Subscribe now.
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Jul 7, 2016 • 40min
PN 14: TV’s King of Comedy
On Twitter: @HeidiLoki @RachelLoki @thompowers @purenonfictionNorman Lear: Just Another Version of YouPure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club.
Jun 30, 2016 • 46min
PN 13: “Life, Animated” director Roger Ross Williams
On Twitter: @RogerRossWill @LifeAnimatedDoc @thompowersLife, AnimatedMusic By PrudenceGod Loves UgandaRoger Ross Williams websitePure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club.
Jun 23, 2016 • 29min
PN 12: Talking “Tickled" with David Farrier & Dylan Reeve
On Twitter: @davidfarrier @DylanReeve @TickledMovie @thompowershttp://tickledmovie.com/Pure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club.
Jun 16, 2016 • 45min
PN 11: Yo-Yo Ma & Morgan Neville on "The Music of Strangers"
On Twitter: @YoYo_Ma @TremoloDocs @silkroadproject @Judith_Hill @Participant @HBODocs @thompowers
Jun 9, 2016 • 35min
PN 10: Why Revisit O.J. Simpson?
On Twitter: @ezraedelman @thompowersO.J.: Made in AmericaPure Nonfiction is sponsored by Sundance Now Doc Club.
Jun 2, 2016 • 35min
PN 09: Pennebaker & Hegedus on Clinton, Bowie & Animal Rights
On Twitter: @PHFilms, @DAPennebaker, @UTCFilm, @HBODocs, @thompowersUnlocking the CagePennebaker Hegedus FilmsThanks to Sundance Now Doc Club for sponsoring this episode.
May 26, 2016 • 22min
PN 08: Who is Princess Shaw?
On Twitter: @_PRINCESS_SHAW @thompowers @purenonfictionPresenting Princess Shaw http://www.presentingprincessshaw.com/
May 19, 2016 • 27min
PN 07: Weiner Beyond the Headlines
On Twitter: @jkriegman @weinerdoc @anthonyweiner @thompowersThanks to our sponsor SundanceNow Doc Club.Watch Take 5 short films for free at http://take5.docclub.com/.
May 12, 2016 • 1h 4min
PN 06: Jonathan Demme’s Real Life Characters
This episode was recorded at Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab.Thanks to our sponsor SundanceNow Doc Club.Watch Take 5 short films for free at http://take5.docclub.com/.On Twitter: @thompowersShow notes:Swimming to CambodiaCousin BobbyThe AgronomistJimmy Carter: Man From PlainsI’m Carolyn Parker
May 5, 2016 • 38min
PN 05: Who is Anderson Cooper’s Mother?
On Twitter: @lizgarbus @HBODocs @thompowersThanks to SundanceNow Doc Club for sponsoring this episode. This episode was recorded at SVA MFA Social Documentary Film Program.Show notes:Moxie Firecracker FilmsNothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper What Happened, Miss Simone?Bobby Fischer Against the WorldThe Farm: Angola, USA
