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Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

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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.

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Episodes
  • 247: Live from Los Angeles, part 2

    247: Live from Los Angeles, part 2
    Oct 23 2026

    Pure Nonfiction and The Ankler collaborate for a live recording of Documentary Spotlight at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles. Host Thom Powers interviews the teams behind "Seized" (director Sharon Liese, producer Sasha Alpert), "Rehearsals for a Revolution" (director Pegah Ahangarani), "The Eyes of Ghana" (producers Nana Adwoa Frimpong, Ethan Lewis), and "Bernstein's Wall" (director Douglas Tirola).

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    On Instagram: @purenonfiction@thompowers1
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    56 mins
  • 246: Live from Los Angeles, part 1

    246: Live from Los Angeles, part 1
    Oct 22 2026

    Pure Nonfiction and The Ankler collaborate for a live recording of Documentary Spotlight at the Culver Theater in Los Angeles. Host Thom Powers interviews the teams behind "American Doctor" (director Poh Si Teng, participant Dr. Thaer Ahmad), "Time and Water" (director Sara Dosa), "A Fox Under a Pink Moon" (directors Mehrdad Oskouei, Soraya Akhlaghi); and "Just Look Up" (directors Betsy Hershey, Emma Wall, participant Michael Greenberg).

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    On Instagram: @purenonfiction@thompowers1
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    56 mins
  • 245: Alex Gibney on "Musk"

    245: Alex Gibney on "Musk"
    Oct 8 2026

    Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney delivers the most ambitious documentary of his career in "Musk." How did one person amass so much power in Tesla, Space X, Starlink, Twitter, Grok, DOGE and more? Host Thom Powers interviewed Gibney about the challenges of investigating the world's richest man. The film is being released to U.S. theaters by Bleecker Street.

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    On Instagram: @purenonfiction@thompowers1
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    44 mins
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