Barbara Kopple discusses her documentary New Homeland, which observes a group of young Syrian and Iraqi refugees attend a summer camp in Algonquin Park. The director talks about sharing the kids' story,
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New Homeland (USA, 93 min.) Dir. Barbara Kopple Check the Twitter feed for stories about migration and theΒ USA, and the results are dire. Sensationalized and politicized accounts of a caravan rising up
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Barbara Kopple's Harlan County, USA set the standard for other fictional films about class struggles and the populist documentary films of Michael Moore.
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Keep Reading25th anniversaries are ripe occasions for nostalgia and good feelings, and Hot Docs delivers both on its silver anniversary.
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Few filmmakers have the legacy and longevity as Hot Docs' 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award winner Barbara Kopple. POV offers an appreciation of her works, including Harlan County, USA, American Dream, Shut Up
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Keep ReadingMale industry honchos still arenβt really that interested in hearing what women have to say. How can the film industry achieve gender parity?
Keep ReadingMiss Sharon Jones! USA, 93 min. Dir. Barbara Kopple Programme: TIFF Docs (World Premiere) Barbara Kopple has the distinct honour of being one of three filmmakers in the class of TIFF 2015
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