Parhaat Pure Nonfiction Podcastit (2024)

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207: Frida, Celine and Daughters 44:10

3d ago44:10

44:10

Our third episode recorded live in Los Angeles for Documentary Spotlight, co-presented by The Ankler, features: - "Frida" director Carla Gutierrez and composer Victor Hernandez Stumpfhauser (Amazon) - "I Am: Celine Dion" director Irene Taylor with rare disease specialist Dr. Paula Barreras (Amazon) - "Daughters" co-director Natalie Rae (Netflix) In…

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206: Docs with Laughs 28:26

9d ago28:26

28:26

We look at two new documentaries from directors who also work in comedy. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Steve Pink ("Hot Tub Time Machine") whose documentary debut "The Last Republican" profiles Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger who voted to impeach Donald Trump after the January 6th insurrection. The second interview is with Josh Gr…

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205: Live from Los Angeles 47:43

17d ago47:43

47:43

Our latest Documentary Spotlight event took place in October, co-presented by The Ankler in Los Angeles. On this episode, we hear selections from the following conversations hosted by Thom Powers: - "Sugarcane" directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie explore how indigenous communities in Canada investigate the legacy of abuse in Catholic r…

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204: Shiori Ito on "Black Box Diaries" 39:03

24d ago39:03

39:03

Shiori Ito shocked Japan in 2017 when she publicly accused a prominent journalist with close ties to the Prime Minister of raping her. Both the police and her family tried to dissuade her from pursuing the case. She felt like there was a "black box" of cover up. She broke the silence and stigma, first by writing a memoir and now directing the film …

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203: Elevating documentary craft in "Nocturnes" 33:26

1M ago33:26

33:26

"Nocturnes" won a Sundance special jury prize for cinematic craft. In the film, set in the mountainous forest on the border of India and Bhutan, we follow the scientist Mansi who works at night projecting light onto a sheet where countless species of colorful moths gather. The film offers an escape into nature away from the industrialized world. Pu…

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202: On filming "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" 40:44

1M ago40:44

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"Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" profiles the actor who was paralyzed from a horse riding accident and found a new purpose in life. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the documentary directors Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui. They discuss how they made their way to this project after previously collaborating on films about fashion d…

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201: Angela Patton & Natalie Rae Robison on "Daughters" 31:18

2M ago31:18

31:18

"Daughters," now streaming on Netflix, follows a Daddy Daughter Dance held in a prison. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the film's director Angela Patton and Natalie Rae Robison, who collaborated on the feature documentary debut. They also discuss the contributions of cinematographer Michael "Cambio" Fernandez and executive producer Ker…

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200: Beadie Finzi & Judy Kibinge on DISCO & the Independence Project 46:23

2M ago46:23

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Episode 200 is dedicated to the legacy of Jess Search, the visionary producer and co-founder of Doc Society. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Beadie Finzi of Doc Society and Judy Kibinge of Docubox in Kenya. They are two members of DISCO (Decentralised Independent Story and Culture Organizers), a network of documentary organizations arou…

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199: "No Other Land" directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham 40:20

2M ago40:20

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"No Other Land" is directed by a collective of two Palestinians and two Israelis. They capture lives of Palestinians in the West Bank village of Masafer Yatta that's been routinely targeted by Israeli settlers and the military with violence and home demolitions. Taking place from 2019 to 2023, the film shows an alliance form between two of the dire…

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198: Lucy Walker on "Mountain Queen” 49:15

3M ago49:15

49:15

"Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa" profiles the woman who holds a world record for climbing Mount Everest. But her story is much bigger than that, overcoming innumerable hardships. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews director Lucy Walker about following Lhakpa on her quest to summit Everest for her tenth time and her hope to ins…

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207: Frida, Celine and Daughters 44:10

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206: Docs with Laughs 28:26

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205: Live from Los Angeles 47:43

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204: Shiori Ito on "Black Box Diaries" 39:03

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203: Elevating documentary craft in "Nocturnes" 33:26

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202: On filming "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story" 40:44

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201: Angela Patton & Natalie Rae Robison on "Daughters" 31:18

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200: Beadie Finzi & Judy Kibinge on DISCO & the Independence Project 46:23

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199: "No Other Land" directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham 40:20

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198: Lucy Walker on "Mountain Queen” 49:15

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