“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…
Oscar-nominated director of ‘All That Breathes’ talks scrapped footage
“All That Breathes” is now on HBO Max.
The Dark Side of Disney
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 argument further in the documentary The American…
Pure Nonfiction: Stanley Nelson on his latest ‘ATTICA’
Stanley Nelson’s latest film “Attica” was picked for the Oscar Documentary Short List. It’s playing on Showtime and available free for a limited time on YouTube. In February, the Criterion Channel will present a retrospective titled “Black History Rising: Documentaries…
‘American Insurrection’ Doc Discussed on Pure Nonfiction
https://www.purenonfiction.net/episodes/141-richard-rowley-on-american-insurrection
Director Jeff Orlowski Discusses ‘The Social Dilemma’
“The Social Dilemma” interviews former insiders at Google, Facebook and Twitter who confess they’re now afraid of the technology they helped to create. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews the film’s director Jeff Orlowski, who previously made “Chasing Ice” and “Chasing Coral.” (Source: Pure…