ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple

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With over a dozen contributors weighing in on Kopple's methodologies, influences and history, not to mention the history of documentary film itself, this volume has something for everyone...a welcome addition to the bookshelves of film schools, film scholars and film aficionados alike. -- Tom Gianakopoulos * Documentary Magazine * The Films of Barbara Kopple offers a thorough dissection of this formative figure in documentary filmmaking, while assessing Kopple's embrace of other genres and storytelling modes. [...] In turn, The Films of Barbara Kopple is a balanced and well-researched addition to the ReFocus series and cements Kopple's stature as one of film's more versatile and persistent documentarians. -- Kate Elora Rogers, University of Texas at Austin * Film International * This exceptional and timely collection provides a perfect companion to the films of Barbara Kopple,?one of the most accomplished documentary filmmakers of our time. The editors have done a superlative job drawing together a series of compelling and?original essays from a range of international?scholars in documentary film studies and beyond, resulting in a work that?makes its mark as a?key addition to the history of?activist cinema. The Films of Barbara Kopple?offers varied and in-depth contexts and analyses of one of the most politically engaged and passionate filmmakers of her generation. -- Jeffrey Geiger, author of American Documentary Film: Projecting the Nation