Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film
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217: Shortlisters, part 1
Three interviews about films on the Oscars Shortlist for Documentary Feature.
216: "Queendom" with Agniia Galdanova & Igor Myakotin
"Queendom" profiles the non-binary Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin. We watch her challenge Russia's repressive laws against the LGBTQ+ community and protest the country's war on Ukraine, putti
215: Ibrahim Nash'at on "Hollywoodgate"
Egyptian filmmaker Ibrahim Nash'at embedded himself in Afghanistan and documented how the Taliban took control of over $7 billion worth of U.S. military equipment.
214: Adam Kinzinger & Steve Pink on "The Last Republican"
Adam Kinzinger was the first Republican Congressman to call for the impeachment of Donald Trump after theJan 6 insurrection. That caught the attention of the Hollywood comedy writer and director Stev
213: Alex Gibney & Alexis Bloom on "The Bibi Files"
"The Bibi Files" looks at the corruption case against Benjamin Netanyahu, drawing upon a vast trove of leaked interrogationfootage.
212: William Kentridge on "Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot"
William Kentridge is well-known in the world of museums and galleries. Now he brings togetherall of his artistic disciplines - drawing, animation, sculpture and performance - to create the 9-part fil
211: Live from London
Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the directors of four films in the inauguralLondon edition of Documentary Spotlight, co-presented by The Ankler.
210: Brian Eno & Ibelin
Brian Eno and filmmaker Gary Hustwit discuss their film "Eno"; and director Benjamin Ree talks about "The Remarkable Life of Ibelin" with Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers.
209: Raoul Peck on Ernest Cole, George Orwell & Haiti
"Ernest Cole: Lost and Found" explores the legacy of the photographer who covered apartheid in the 1960s from the perspective of a Black South African. Thom Powers interviews director Raoul Peck.
208: Johan Grimonprez on "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat"
Jazz musicians, CIA operatives, and African revolutionaries are among the many figures who populate "Soundtrack to a Coup dEtat" that win a Sundance jury award for Cinematic Innovation.