Documentary Filmmaker & Cinema Vérité Pioneer; Two-Time Academy Award Winner; Founder of Cabin Creek Films; Director of "Harlan County U.S.A."
Barbara Kopple Biography
Barbara Kopple is an American documentary filmmaker known for her work in social justice and cinema vérité. Kopple began her career working with Albert and David Maysles and later founded the New York-based production company Cabin Creek Films.
Kopple became the first woman to win two Academy Awards in the documentary feature category for "Harlan County U.S.A." and "American Dream." "Harlan County U.S.A." documents a coal miners' strike in Kentucky and the efforts to suppress it, and has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. "American Dream" examines a meatpackers' strike at a Hormel plant in Austin, Minnesota.
Throughout her career, Kopple has directed and produced films focused on labor justice, freedom of speech, transgender acceptance, anti-war advocacy, and music. Her filmography includes "Wild Man Blues," "Woodstock: Now and Then," "Conversations with Gregory Peck," "Shut Up and Sing," and "Miss Sharon Jones." "Shut Up and Sing" follows the Dixie Chicks and their response to the political fallout after comments about President Bush during the Iraq War. Kopple has also directed narrative features, including "Havoc."
Kopple is a two-time Academy Award winner and a ten-time Emmy nominee. She has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival Irene Diamond Award, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, the National Society of Film Critics Award, the International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award, and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize. Kopple also holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from American University.
Her documentary "Gumbo Coalition" for HBO Max explores national social justice leaders Marc Morial and Janet Murguía. Kopple has served on the Board of Trustees for the American Film Institute and the advisory board of the Berkshire International Film Festival. With a career spanning more than five decades and over 50 films, Kopple is recognized for her contributions to documentary filmmaking and her focus on pressing social issues.
Barbara Kopple Speaking Topics
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Military veterans' issues, including PTSD, addiction, homelessness (Currently completing a film on this subject, called Shelter)
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Recognizing and dealing with mental health issues, depression, suicide
(Barbara’s Emmy-nominated film Running From Crazy delved deeply into this subject, has a degree in psychology, & a respected psychiatrist son)
Barbara Kopple Videos
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Barbara Kopple is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Military veterans' issues, including PTSD, addiction, homelessness (Currently completing a film on this subject, called Shelter), Recognizing and dealing with mental health issues, depression, suicide, Labor & union issues (Subject of her Oscar-winning films 'Harlan County USA' & 'American Dream'), Activism (Barbara’s many experiences with progressive causes; her most recent film Hot Type detailing the history of The Nation magazine), Feminism now: and Adventures in documentary filmmaking, including the making of her well-known Harlan County USA, named among the top 25 docu’s of all time. The estimated speaking fee range to book Barbara Kopple for your event is available upon request. Barbara Kopple generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Gabriela Cowperthwaite, Deeyah Khan, Shreya Patel, Yovanka Sánchez and Nia DaCosta. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Barbara Kopple for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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