Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film


Latest Episodes

122: Free hajooj kuka
September 22, 2020

The Sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka (who spells his name in lowercase) came to prominence in 2014 with his film “Beats of the Antonov” that won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. On September 17,

122: Free hajooj kuka
September 21, 2020

The Sudanese filmmaker hajooj kuka (who spells his name in lowercase) came to prominence in 2014 with his film “Beats of the Antonov” that won the People’s Choice Documentary Award at the Toronto International Film Festival.

121: Mark Cousins’ Cinematic Road Trips
September 17, 2020

Mark Cousins has changed the way film history is understood. He opened up a global perspective in his book and film series called The Story of Film and now he’s uncovered a hidden history in Women Make Film.

121: Mark Cousins’ Cinematic Road Trips
September 16, 2020

Mark Cousins has changed the way film history is understood. He opened up a global perspective in his book and film series called The Story of Film and now he’s uncovered a hidden history in Women Make Film.

120: Cameron Bailey on #TIFF20 and Planet Africa
September 08, 2020

Cameron Bailey is the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The 2020 festival takes place September 10-19 adjusting to the extraordinary circumstances of the pandemic. In this interview with TIFF documentary programmer Th...

120: Cameron Bailey on #TIFF20 and Planet Africa
September 07, 2020

Cameron Bailey is the artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

119: Going Undercover with “The Mole Agent”
September 03, 2020

Comedy meets poignancy in Maite Alberdi’s “The Mole Agent.” The Chilean director follows a private investigator who goes undercover to infiltrate a retirement home. His client fears the staff is mistreating the residents.

119: Going Undercover with “The Mole Agent”
September 02, 2020

Comedy meets poignancy in Maite Alberdi’s “The Mole Agent.”

118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary
August 27, 2020

Ja’Tovia Gary was recently profiled in The New York Times. If you don’t know her work yet, let this podcast be your introduction. Her most recent project “The Giverny Document” exists both as a 42-minute film and an art installation.

118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary
August 26, 2020

Ja’Tovia Gary was recently profiled in The New York Times. If you don’t know her work yet, let this podcast be your introduction.