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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.

234: Ryan White & Megan Falley on "Come See Me in the Good Light"
Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) · Jan 5, 2026
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214: Adam Kinzinger & Steve Pink on "The Last Republican"
The Last Republican (2024) · Jan 2, 2025
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208: Johan Grimonprez on "Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat"
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) · Nov 21, 2024
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202: On filming "Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story"
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) · Oct 10, 2024
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199: "No Other Land" directors Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham
No Other Land (2024) · Sep 5, 2024
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196: Jeff Zimbalist on "Skywalkers: A Love Story"
Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) · Jul 18, 2024
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180: Asmae El Moudir on "The Mother of All Lies"
The Mother of All Lies (2024) · Mar 28, 2024
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172: Nicole Newnham on “The Disappearance of Shere Hite”
The Disappearance of Shere Hite (2023) · Nov 30, 2023
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162: Roger Ross Williams on Donna Summer, "The 1619 Project" and "Cassandro"
Cassandro (2023) · May 30, 2023
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161: Elvis Mitchell on "Is That Black Enough for You?!?"
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) · May 18, 2023
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159: Lisa Cortés on "Little Richard: I Am Everything"
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) · May 4, 2023
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156: Chase Joynt Explores Transgender History in "Framing Agnes"
Framing Agnes (2022) · Apr 6, 2023
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154: Oscar-nominated Shaunak Sen on "All That Breathes"
All That Breathes (2022) · Feb 7, 2023
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145: Joe Hunting on “We Met in Virtual Reality” at Sundance
We Met in Virtual Reality (2022) · Jan 25, 2022
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98: Tim Wardle, Sandi Tan & RaMell Ross on "Pushing Boundaries"
Company (2011) · Feb 21, 2019
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84: Matt Tyrnauer on “Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood”
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) · Jul 26, 2018
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81: Tim Wardle on “Three Identical Strangers”
Three Identical Strangers (2018) · Jul 5, 2018
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80: Jonathan Safran Foer & Christopher Quinn on “Eating Animals”
Eating Animals (2018) · Jun 28, 2018
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78: Liz Garbus on The New York Times in "The Fourth Estate"
The Fourth Estate (2018) · May 31, 2018
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PN 55: Frederick Wiseman - From "Titicut Follies" to "Ex Libris”
Titicut Follies (1967) · Sep 6, 2017
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PN 52: Playwright Dominique Morisseau on “Detroit '67," “Pipeline," “Shameless" & more
Detroit (2017) · Jul 27, 2017
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PN 51: Errol Morris & Elsa Dorfman on “The B-Side”
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) · Jul 13, 2017
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PN 46: Rashida Jones, Jill Bauer & Ronna Gradus on "Hot Girls Wanted"
Hot Girls Wanted (2015) · Apr 27, 2017
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PN 43: Laurent Bouzereau & Mark Harris on “Five Came Back"
Five Came Back (2017) · Apr 6, 2017
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PN 42: Made in Miami - Billy Corben & Alfred Spellman on “Cocaine Cowboys”
Cocaine Cowboys (2006) · Mar 30, 2017
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