@PureNonfiction

Weekly podcast interviewing documentary makers. Host @thompowers. Producer @hannanordenswan. Subscribe for free!

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Joined August 2015
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Thom Powers@thompowers21 Sep 2022
Hear @abigaildisney & @kathyhughesfilm on @purenonfiction discuss "The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales" opening this weekend. purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

148: Abigail Disney & Kathleen Hughes on Disney’s Dark Side — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary...

Abigail Disney made headlines three years ago when she launched a critique on the labor practices of Walt Disney Company that was co-founded by her grandfather Roy O. Disney. Now she pushes that...

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Thom Powers@thompowers19 Sep 2022
Hear @rabiasquared & @disarmingfilms discuss the HBO series on #AdnanSyed on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

100: Inside “The Case Against Adnan Syed” on HBO — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling...

Serial, the podcast, won millions of listeners to the story of the 1999 Baltimore murder of Hae Min Lee that sent her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed to prison. Now the case is re-opened by private investi...

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Thom Powers@thompowers19 Aug 2022
Hear my interview with THE TERRITORY director Alex Pritz on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

146: Alex Pritz on “The Territory” at Sundance — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling Podcast

The burning of the Amazon rainforest is a global tragedy. Filmmaker Alex Pritz collaborates with members of the Uru-eu-wau-wau indigenous community to document what's happening on the ground in The...

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Thom Powers@thompowers19 Aug 2022
THE TERRITORY is a NYT Critic’s Pick, now playing at ⁦@FilmForumNYC⁩ nytimes.com/2022/08/18/movie…

‘The Territory’ Review: Saving the Amazon, One Camera at a Time (Published 2022)

This documentary is a thrilling look at an Indigenous group’s fight to keep illegal settlers from destroying their land in the Amazon rainforest.

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Thom Powers@thompowers5 Aug 2022
MIJA no playing at @IFCCenter. Hear @sistersamah interview director @isacastropics on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

143: Isabel Castro on “Mija” at Sundance — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling Podcast

“ Mija ,” premiering in the Sundance NEXT section, profiles Doris Muñoz, a young talent manager in the music business as she works with Latinx superstar Cuco and the newcomer Jacks Haupt. Filmmaker...

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Thom Powers@thompowers4 May 2022
On @PureNonfiction ep 2 @dawnporter warned of a horrifying future that’s now our present purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

PN 02: Inside the Supreme Court Case on Abortion — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling...

Dawn Porter, director of “Trapped” and “Gideon’s Army,” discusses how she switched careers from being a lawyer to a documentary maker; and how she chose her topics. Her first film “Gideon’s Army”...

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Corinne LaPook@CorinneLaPook20 Apr 2022
Breaking the silence of the royal family, the great-granddaughter of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia searches for answers about the collapse of her family’s 3000-year dynasty. GRANDPA WAS AN EMPEROR will screen @PureNonfiction @IFCCenter on April 26th. ifccenter.com/films/grandpa-…

IFC Center - Grandpa Was An Emperor

Q&A with director Constance Marks, producer Corinne LaPook, editor Bob Eisenhardt and subject Yeshi Kassa following the 7:30pm screening on Tuesday, April 26. GRANDPA WAS AN EMPEROR follows Yeshi...

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📢New episode out! Director @RaquelCepeda profiles Lorine Padilla, the South Bronx “godmother” who transitioned from life in the Savage Skulls street gang to become a beloved community activist. purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

150: “La Madrina” of the South Bronx — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling Podcast

La Madrina: The [Savage] Life of Lorine Padilla profiles the South Bronx “godmother” who transitioned from life in the Savage Skulls street gang to become a beloved community activist. Filmmaker...

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Thom Powers@thompowers12 Apr 2022
Join me Tuesday night for @PureNonfiction at @IFCCenter when I'll be hosting the filmmakers of THE FIRST STEP on Van Jones and the quest to pass criminal justice reform ifccenter.com/films/the-firs…

IFC Center - The First Step

Q&A with director Brandon Kramer, producer Lance Kramer & subject Louis L. Reed (REFORM Alliance) following the 7:30pm screening on Tuesday, April 12. In a divided America, Van Jones controversially...

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Thom Powers@thompowers8 Apr 2022
Congrats @jatovia on being chosen for 2022 @GuggFellows. Hear our interview on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

118: Meet Ja’Tovia Gary — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling Podcast

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...

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Thom Powers@thompowers27 Mar 2022
Apr 19: NAVALNY sneak preview + Q&A with director Daniel Roher. @PureNonfiction at @IFCCenter ifccenter.com/films/navalny/

IFC Center - Navalny

Virtual Q&A with director Daniel Roher following the 7:30pm screening on Tuesday, April 19. Enthralling and intimate, director Daniel Roher’s NAVALNY unfolds with the pace of a thriller as it follows...

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Thom Powers@thompowers27 Mar 2022
Apr 26: GRANDPA WAS AN EMPEROR explores the legacy of Ethiopia's Haile Selassi + Q&A w/ dir Constance Marks & film subject Yeshi Kassa. @PureNonfiction at @IFCCenter ifccenter.com/films/grandpa-…

IFC Center - Grandpa Was An Emperor

Q&A with director Constance Marks, producer Corinne LaPook, editor Bob Eisenhardt and subject Yeshi Kassa following the 7:30pm screening on Tuesday, April 26. GRANDPA WAS AN EMPEROR follows Yeshi...

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Thom Powers@thompowers25 Mar 2022
We're back! After a two year hiatus, the @PureNonfiction screening series returns to @IFCCenter starting TUES, APRIL 5. Save $ with a season pass. Thread of 9 films ifccenter.com/series/purenon…
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Join us live at @IFCCenter for our Spring Season of 9 sneak preview documentaries with filmmakers in person. Tuesdays Apr 5 - May 24 ifccenter.com/series/purenon…
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Thom Powers@thompowers24 Feb 2022
New: @wkamaubell discusses why “We Need to Talk About Cosby” was his hardest project. Listen on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

149: W. Kamau Bell on "We Need to Talk About Cosby" — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling...

W. Kamau Bell has a wide-ranging career in stand-up comedy, TV hosting, podcasting, and more. Now he directs the four-part Showtime series "We Need to Talk About Cosby". It explores the once beloved...

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"We Need to Talk About Cosby" director @wkamaubell talks about how he navigated the intense emotions around the once beloved entertainer's legacy. The @Showtime series explores Bill Cosby, who's been accused of rape, sexual assault and harrassment. purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

149: W. Kamau Bell on "We Need to Talk About Cosby" — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary Storytelling...

W. Kamau Bell has a wide-ranging career in stand-up comedy, TV hosting, podcasting, and more. Now he directs the four-part Showtime series "We Need to Talk About Cosby". It explores the once beloved...

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. @PureNonfiction interviews @abigaildisney & Kathleen Hughes on THE AMERICAN DREAM AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. Saw at @sundancefest - so good. purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

148: Abigail Disney & Kathleen Hughes on Disney’s Dark Side — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary...

Abigail Disney made headlines three years ago when she launched a critique on the labor practices of Walt Disney Company that was co-founded by her grandfather Roy O. Disney. Now she pushes that...

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Great talking about @amerdreamdoc and capitalism run amok with @thompowers at @PureNonfiction and the visionary @abigaildisney
Pure Nonfiction@PureNonfiction17 Feb 2022
With @amerdreamdoc @abigaildisney and @kathyhughesfilm continue on the path of Abigail Disney's critique on the labor practices of Walt Disney Company. @thompowers speaks to the duo in our latest episode! purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

148: Abigail Disney & Kathleen Hughes on Disney’s Dark Side — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary...

Abigail Disney made headlines three years ago when she launched a critique on the labor practices of Walt Disney Company that was co-founded by her grandfather Roy O. Disney. Now she pushes that...

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Thom Powers@thompowers17 Feb 2022
How Walt Disney helps us understand dysfunctional capitalism. Hear @abigaildisney & @kathyhughesfilm discuss @amerdreamdoc on @PureNonfiction purenonfiction.net/episodes/…

148: Abigail Disney & Kathleen Hughes on Disney’s Dark Side — Pure Nonfiction | Documentary...

Abigail Disney made headlines three years ago when she launched a critique on the labor practices of Walt Disney Company that was co-founded by her grandfather Roy O. Disney. Now she pushes that...

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