Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film


Latest Episodes

217: Shortlisters, part 1
January 08, 2025

Three interviews about films on the Oscars Shortlist for Documentary Feature.

216: "Queendom" with Agniia Galdanova & Igor Myakotin
January 07, 2025

"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"
January 06, 2025

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"
January 02, 2025

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"
December 31, 2024

"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"
December 10, 2024

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
December 05, 2024

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
December 04, 2024

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
November 27, 2024

"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"
November 21, 2024

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.