192: Emmy Contenders, Part 2
Episode Notes
Pure Nonfiction partnered with The Ankler for a live event in Los Angeles that highlighted documentary projects eligible for this year’s Emmys. On this episode, host Thom Powers interviews the teams behind five different feature docs:
- Sarah Gibson and Erin Lee Carr on Stormy
- Lance Oppenheim and Kathleen Lingo on Spermworld
- Justin Wilkes, Lisa Henson, and Brian Henson on Jim Henson Idea Man
- Bao Nguyen on The Greatest Night in Pop
- Alex Gibney on In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
Whether or not you’ve seen these projects, the interviews bring insight into a wide variety of filmmaking styles. On our previous episode, we heard from the filmmakers behind five documentary series that are Emmy contenders.
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