“Diego Maradona,” making its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, is the latest from director Asif Kapadia. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Asif about that film along with his previous documentaries “Senna” (about Formula One race car…
Asif Kapadia on Archival Docs and His New Film about Diego Maradona
“Diego Maradona”, making its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, is the latest from director Asif Kapadia. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Asif about that film along with his previous documentaries “Senna” (about Formula One race car…
‘AMY’ on Bring Your Own Doc: Director Asif Kapadia and Former Manager Nick Shymansky
AMY, the Amy Winehouse documentary that reveals the private and often misunderstood rise and fall of the singer-songwriter, is shared with clips and the trailer by director Asif Kapadia and Winehouse’s former manager Nick Shymansky. Through the use of archival…
‘AMY’: Winehouse Documentary is So Intimate It Feels Dirty
By Gregory Crofton Often emaciated because she had bulimia and a drug and alcohol addiction, Amy Winehouse’s life ended after 27 years. Her heart couldn’t take any more alcohol and she didn’t wake up one morning. She had so much…