147: Stanley Nelson on "Attica" and a Retrospective

Stanley Nelson's latest film "Attica" was picked for the Oscar Documentary Short List. In February, the Criterion Channel will present a retrospective titled "Black History Rising: Documentaries by Stanley Nelson." Stanley looks back on his career in a wide-ranging interview with Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers.

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If you love documentary films, hear from the top storytellers on Pure Nonfiction. Host Thom Powers is well-connected in this world as a documentary curator for the Toronto International Film Festival, DOC NYC, and SundanceNow Doc Club. He leads conversations that are frank, funny and revealing. Listen to interviews with Oscar-winning filmmakers Barbara Kopple, Alex Gibney, and Roger Ross Williams; as well as the directors of “Making a Murderer,” “Weiner” and “OJ: Made in America.” Often the stories behind the scenes are as dramatic as what’s on the screen. On Twitter, Facebook, Instagram: @purenonfiction. Subscribe now.