Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film


Latest Episodes

163: John Leguizamo Does America
June 08, 2023

Actor and writer John Leguizamo now hosts the series "Leguizamo Does America" that explores Latin American communities across the country.

162: Roger Ross Williams on Donna Summer, "The 1619 Project" and "Cassandro"
May 30, 2023

Oscar-winning director Roger Ross Williams has a bounty of new releases this year.

161: Elvis Mitchell on "Is That Black Enough for You?!?"
May 18, 2023

Elvis Mitchell on his ocumentary "Is That Black Enough for You?!?", Detroit and why he left his job as a New York Times film critic.

160: Inside "Couples Therapy"
May 11, 2023

Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews "Couples Therapy" star Dr. Orna Guralnik along with co-creators Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg and one of its directors Pax Wasserman.

159: Lisa Cortés on "Little Richard: I Am Everything"
May 04, 2023

Lisa Corts' documentary "Little Richard: I Am Everything" that helps to rewrite the history of rock and roll.

158: Harry Belafonte on "Sing Your Song"
April 27, 2023

Harry Belafonte died this week at age 96. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Belafonte and his daughter Gina in 2013 as part of the Montclair Film Festival.

157: E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin on "Wild Life"
April 13, 2023

E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin discuss their latest documentary "Wild Life".

156: Chase Joynt Explores Transgender History in "Framing Agnes"
April 06, 2023

"Framing Agnes" premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award in the Next section. It draws upon a rare archive of interviews with trans and gender non-conforming people

155: Daniel Roher on "Navalny"
March 03, 2023

Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews "Navalny" director Daniel Roher .

154: Oscar-nominated Shaunak Sen on "All That Breathes"
February 07, 2023

"All That Breathes" won top prizes at Sundance and Cannes for its portrayal of two brothers in New Delhi who dedicated themselves to rescuing birds from the hazards of the polluted city.