최고 Documentary Film 팟캐스트 (2024)

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183: Just Vision’s Julia Bacha and Suhad Babaa on 20 Years of Covering Israel-Palestine 49:03

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The non-profit Just Vision has a long history of covering Israel-Palestine in documentary films such as "Encounter Point," and "Budrus." Currently all their films are available for free at justvision.org. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers speaks with the group's creative director Julia Bacha and executive director Suhad Babaa about their latest film…

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181: Mila Turajlić on Non-Aligned 49:51

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Mila Turajlić has spent over 20 years exploring the legacy of Yugoslavia. Now she has two new films that draw upon the extraordinary archive of cameraman Stevan Labudovic who traveled the world in the 1950s and 60s capturing the anti-colonial fight for independence across Africa and Asia. The films are "Non-Aligned" and "Ciné-Guerillas" both subtit…

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"The Greatest Night in Pop" with Bao Nguyen 42:55

9d ago42:55

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“Check Your Ego at the Door”. Those words were scrawled on a piece of paper and taped to the door of A&M Studios on the night of January 28, 1985. The story behind that command is the subject of director Bao Nguyen’s (“Be Water”) thoroughly captivating new Netflix documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop” about the once-in-a-lifetime event that drew …

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182: Sreemoyee Singh — from India to Iran 41:41

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Growing up in Kolkata, Sreemoyee Singh fell in love with Iranian cinema and poetry. She pursued that passion by moving to Iran, learning Persian and capturing her journey in her debut documentary "And, Towards Happy Alleys." The title comes from a poem by Forough Farrokhzad who was a major inspiration for Sreemoyee. During her trip, she meets with …

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"Girls State" with Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss 31:54

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So much for campfire singalongs and Capture the Flag. Directors Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss once again plunge into the world of summer camp for young politicians-in-training with “Girls State”, a riveting and exhilarating follow up to their Emmy Award-winning 2020 documentary “Boys State.” The comparisons may be inevitable, but “Girls State” forg…

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180: Asmae El Moudir on "The Mother of All Lies" 24:55

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"The Mother of All Lies" won the Cannes Film Festival directing prize for Un Certain Regard and was Morocco's official submission for the Oscars. First time filmmaker Asmae El Moudir discusses how she overcame obstacles in the eight year experience of making the film. Host Thom Powers interviewed Asmae in front of a live audience at the CPH:DOX fes…

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"Anxious Nation" with Laura Morton & Vanessa Roth 38:52

25d ago38:52

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Many of the issues that plagued the young people of America decades ago–binge drinking, drunken driving, teenage pregnancy, smoking, to name a few–have greatly declined in significance. But in their place we have witnessed a seemingly ever-deepening mental health crisis amongst our youth, one partly rooted, as our guests tell us, in a rise of anxie…

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179: Alex Gibney on Paul Simon 50:17

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"In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon" covers the highs and lows of the musician's career as he goes into the studio to create his most recent album "Seven Psalms" that was released in 2023 to critical acclaim. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed filmmaker Alex Gibney live at the CPH:DOX festival in Copenhagen. Alex describes how he…

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"Reality Winner" with Sonia Kennebeck 44:35

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How much do you really know about Reality Winner, the veteran and NSA contractor who shared a document regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election with “The Intercept”, and then subsequently served several years in Federal prison as a consequence? Sonia Kennebeck’s (Enemies of the State, National Bird) “Reality Winner” melds a host of timel…

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178: Anand Giridharadas on "The Persuaders" 48:19

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In his book "The Persuaders," Anand Giridharadas profiles activists and organizers who seek to change people's minds in a time of divisiveness. Host Thom Powers interviews Anand about how he found optimism in the work of persuaders such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Loretta Ross. They also discuss what replaces the concept of objectivity in journ…

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177: Carla Gutierrez on "Frida" 48:36

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Carla Gutierrez is a renowned documentary editor, known for films such as "RBG" and "Julia." Now she makes her directorial debut with "Frida" about the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviews Carla about her bold choices to tell the story mainly through Frida's own words and bring movement to the paintings through an…

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Oscar Nominees Special with Clayton Davis 34:23

2M ago34:23

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Joining us for the third year in a row, Variety’s Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis breaks down this year’s Oscar races for Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short and offers his predictions for who will be victorious at the 96th Academy Awards on March 10th. With the feature doc category taking on a very international flavor this year…

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"Daughters" with Angela Patton & Natalie Rae 26:20

2M ago26:20

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We’ve saved the last of our live, in-person interviews at Sundance 2024 for the winners of the Sundance U.S. Documentary Competition Audience Award and overall Festival Favorite, the incredibly moving, tear-jerking, and, hopefully, policy-shifting documentary “Daughters”. Directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae join Ken to discuss their world premi…

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176: Alissa Wilkinson at The New York Times 54:30

2M ago54:30

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Alissa Wilkinson stands out amongst film critics for writing extensively about documentaries. She was based at Vox.com for many years, but a few months ago she moved to The New York Times where she launched a column called Documentary Download. This was welcome news to Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers who years ago wrote the wishful post Wanted: Do…

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"To Kill a Tiger" with Nisha Pahuja 22:34

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When Ranjit and his family turn to the Indian legal system to seek justice for his daughter who had been raped by three local young men, they face not only daunting odds from the system but deep resistance from their village. Nisha Pahuja’s Academy Award-nominated film “To Kill a Tiger” traces the profound tension Ranjit experiences: on the one sid…

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Youth Doc Fellowship 15:18

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Educating and empowering the next generation of documentary filmmakers, the BSDFF's youth fellowship gives students a crash course in documentary history and hands-on filmmaking. Two of the youth filmmakers visited the Trail studios to talk with Mike Smith about their experience. Amity Blue directed Flipping the Switch, about what happens when a ba…

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Bring Them Home 15:00

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Bring Them Home is the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago. Filmmakers Ivy McDonald and Daniel Glick joined Colter Nuanez on 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about creating an emotional, important film about res…

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Welcome Space Brothers 15:23

2M ago15:23

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Welcome Space Brothers is a feature documentary about The Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community established in the 1970s in El Cajon, California that became a wildly prolific filmmaking collective under the direction of outlandish spiritual leader and filmmaker Ruth E. Norman, AKA “Ar…

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"Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó (Grandma & Grandma)" with Sean Wang 13:52

2M ago13:52

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Continuing our coverage of Academy Award-nominated shorts, Mike speaks with Sean Wang about his loving tribute to his grandmothers. As he describes the film: “Nǎi Nai is my grandma. Wài Pó is my grandma. Together they are a grandma super team that dances, stretches, and farts their sorrows away.” Despite its seeming insularity, and its general mood…

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Jeanie Finlay 19:28

2M ago19:28

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The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival was the very first film festival to show Jeanie Finlay's work when Teenland premiered in Missoula in 2008. Fifteen years later, Finlay is an accomplished, decorated director with an eclectic filmography that runs from community theater to goths on a boat to a behind-the-scenes look at Game of Thrones. Jeanie Fi…

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"The Last Repair Shop" with Kris Bowers & Ben Proudfoot 27:01

2M ago27:01

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Continuing our coverage of Academy Award-nominated shorts, Mike speaks with Kris Bowers (previously nominated for “A Concerto is a Conversation”) and Ben Proudfoot (an Academy-Award winner for “The Queen of Basketball”) , directors of “The Last Repair Shop”. The film sketches the stories–both representative of the Los Angeles workforce, as well as …

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The Herricanes 19:39

2M ago19:39

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In the 1970s, the Houston Herricanes were a part of the first women’s full tackle football league in the United States, starting a movement that's still in motion today. The Herricanes tells their unknown story of commitment, courage, strength and love for the game. Filmmaker Olivia Kuan joined Andrew Houghton of 102.9 ESPN Missoula to talk about h…

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The Wonder and the Worry 13:25

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The Wonder and the Worry follows the careers of former National Geographic Editor in Chief, Chris Johns, and his daughter Louise, a young freelance photographer, telling a story about family, photography and the power of visual storytelling to create change. Director David Baker and subject Chris Johns visited the Trail studios to chat with Mike Sm…

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“Island in Between” with S. Leo Chiang & Jean Tsien 32:07

2M ago32:07

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The island of Kinmen is a small island with a potentially big problem. Situated just off the coast of China, but part of Taiwan, Kinmen would likely be the first line of defense should the Chinese government decide to invade Taiwan. Emmy-nominated director S. Leo Chiang, who was born in Taiwan, worked in China and also lived for years in the U.S., …

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Through the Storm 13:58

2M ago13:58

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On the Red Lake (Ojibwe) Reservation in Minnesota, the high school football team hasn't one a game in two decades. Through the Storm follows the efforts of a determined coach and group of young athletes, who fight to keep their football program alive. Filmmakers Charles Frank and Fritz Bitsoie joined Colter Nuanez for a look at their film before it…

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Happy Campers 16:03

2M ago16:03

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Every summer, working-class families enjoy waterfront living in a scrappy trailer park off the coast of Virginia. When the relentless march of capitalism threatens their shabby Shangri-La, the denizens of Inlet View face the inevitable, and reveal the secrets to a rich life. Amy Nicholson, the director of Happy Campers, visited the Trail studios to…

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