EPISODE · May 12, 2016 · 1H 4M
PN 06: Jonathan Demme’s Real Life Characters
from Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film
This episode was recorded at Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab.Thanks to our sponsor SundanceNow Doc Club.Watch Take 5 short films for free at http://take5.docclub.com/.On Twitter: @thompowersShow notes:Swimming to CambodiaCousin BobbyThe AgronomistJimmy Carter: Man From PlainsI’m Carolyn Parker
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Jonathan Demme has directed a steady stream of documentaries in between his prominent output of fiction films. In this conversation with Thom Powers, Demme talks about "Swimming to Cambodia,” the breakthrough monologue by Spalding Gray; “Cousin Bobby” about the Harlem-based Episcopalian priest Robert Castle; “The Agronomist” about the Haitian radio journalist Jean Dominique; "Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains" about the former President touring for a controversial book on Palestine; and “I’m Carolyn Parker” about an activist resident of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. Demme also reflects on why people of religious faith frequently come up in his work and how he faced a battle with cancer last year.
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