After Harlan County USA and American Dream, Barbara Kopple completes a major thematic trilogy with Union Town, a potent look at delivery drivers fighting for labour rights in the gig economy.
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Mark Cousins' expansive The Story of Documentary Film looks at influential films of the 1970s that pushed non-fiction cinema forward.
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As the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its fiftieth edition, our writers pick fifty documentaries that helped define the festival in its first five decades.
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TIFF Cinematheque marks 50th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival with TIFF 50, highlight and films that defined the event.
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Two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple discusses her Iranian Hostage Crisis doc Desert One, interviewing President Jimmy Carter, Argo, and a career in documentary.
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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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Barbara Kopple's Harlan County, USA set the standard for other fictional films about class struggles and the populist documentary films of Michael Moore.
Keep ReadingFor those of us who love documentaries, and even for those who only enjoy them occasionally, this weekend offers a rare treat. It’s the closing weekend of the Hot Docs festival, which
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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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