Factual America examines America through the lens of documentary filmmaking. Guests include Academy Award, Emmy and Grammy-winning documentary filmmakers and producers, their subjects, as well as experts on the American experience. Find out more about the current and upcoming documentaries on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Sky Documentaries and other platforms directly from the creators. Whether we discuss true crime, music, burning social and political topics, history, or arts, Factual America is your #1 documentary film podcast. Factual America is produced by Alamo Pictures, a London- and Austin-based production company that makes documentaries about the US from a European perspective for international audiences.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 15 hours 14 minutes
episode 11: Louis Theroux, Religion and Free Speech in America
The Most Hated Family in America (2007) by Louis Theroux shines a light on the role of religion in US politics.
episode 12: Opioid Addiction: This Drug May Kill You
Award-winning director Norman Stone discusses the film ‘Warning: This Drug May Kill You’ (2017) and opioid addiction in America.
episode 13: I Am Not Your Negro: Racism in the US
Narrated by Samuel L Jackson, I Am Not Your Negro (2016) uses James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript to tell the horrific history of racism in America.
episode 14: The Life of Modern-Day American Cowboys
What is life like for the modern-day American cowboy? ‘Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait’ provides insights into these American icons.
episode 15: The Hart Family Tragedy
A Thread of Deceit: The Hart Family Tragedy tells the story behind the tragic murder-suicide and looks at the effects of social media on mental health.
episode 16: Natalie Wood: Cinema Icon
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (HBO; 2020), directed and produced by Laurent Bouzereau, explores the life and career of the iconic Hollywood actress.
episode 17: Baywatch: The American Dream
Baywatch, the iconic 1990s TV show that continues to influence pop culture, is the subject of a documentary being directed and produced by Matt Felker.
episode 18: Stewart Brand: America's Last Great Optimist
Stewart Brand, founder of the modern environmental movement and creator of the Whole Earth Catalogue, wants to bring back the wooly mammoth from extinction.
episode 19: Crip Camp: Cradle of the Disability Rights Movement
In the 1970s Camp Jened was not just any old summer camp in the Catskills. Hippy values, the Grateful Dead and pot smoking shaped this utopia for teens with disabilities. Before long, a generation of summer campers with disabilities became...
episode 20: Streetlight Harmonies: The Lasting Legacy of Doo-Wop
Streetlight Harmonies (2020) shines a light on 1950s and 60s doo-wop music and its lasting legacy with todays recording artists.