Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

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224: Emmy contenders
Recordedlive in New York City, Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the filmmakers behind four Emmy contenders.
223: Questlove, Reginald Hudlin, David Tedeschi
Live from New York City, Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the directors behind several projects contending for Emmy nominations.
222: Sam Soko on telling African stories
Kenya's Sam Soko is a prominent figure in the rising wave of African documentary. In this interview recorded at CPH:DOX, he explains there's a newcrisis for African documentary. In this interview re
221: Sinead O'Shea on Edna O'Brien
"Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story" profiles the Irish novelist who broke taboos both in her writing and her personal life.
220: Jeremy Workman on "Secret Mall Apartment"
Secret Mall Apartment tells the story of a group of artists who found a hidden space a Rhode Island mega mall that they occupied for four years while evading security.
219: Frederick Wiseman at 95
Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Frederick Wiseman at age 95 about how he maintained his independence for over five decades.
218: Shortlisters, part 2
Four interviews about films on the Oscars Shortlist for Documentary Feature.
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.