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Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction

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Hear the world's top storytellers talk all things documentary film. Host Thom Powers is as well-connected as it gets in this world as a documentary curator for TIFF and other renowned festivals. He wrote the book "Mondo Documentary" that is “required reading for fans of nonfiction cinema,” says Judd Apatow. Our podcast guests range from documentary legends to emerging talent. Follow us on Instagram and Substack at @purenonfiction.

Recent Episodes

OCT 23, 2026
247: Live from Los Angeles, part 2
Pure Nonfiction and The Ankler collaborate for a live recording of Documentary Spotlight at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles.
55 MIN
OCT 22, 2026
246: Live from Los Angeles, part 1
Pure Nonfiction and The Ankler collaborate for a live recording of Documentary Spotlight at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles.
56 MIN
OCT 8, 2026
245: Alex Gibney on "Musk"
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney delivers the most ambitious documentary of his career in "Musk."
43 MIN
AUG 13, 2026
244: Sinead O’Shea on "All About the Money"
Fergie Chambers, the American multi-millionaire supporter of far left causes, is profiled in the documentary “All About the Money”.
44 MIN
JUL 1, 2026
243: Sasha Waters on Mary Oliver
"Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World" profiles the Pulitzer-winning poet who died in 2019. The filmmaker Sasha Waters describes how she shaped this biography drawing upon the memories of Oliver's friends including filmmaker John Waters, poet Mark Doty, and journalist Maria Shriver.
35 MIN