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Barbara Kopple

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Barbara Kopple
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Barbara Kopple was born on 30 July 1946 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Harlan County U.S.A. (1976), American Dream (1990) and Shut Up & Sing (2006).
BornJuly 30, 1946
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Barbara Kopple and Zac Posen
Barbara Kopple and Gigi Lazzarato
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Known for

Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
Harlan County U.S.A.
8.2
  • Director
  • 1976
American Dream (1990)
American Dream
7.8
  • Director
  • 1990
Shut Up & Sing (2006)
Shut Up & Sing
7.6
  • Director
  • 2006
Sharon Jones in Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
Miss Sharon Jones!
7.3
  • Director
  • 2015

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Director

  • The Supermodels
    • In Production
  • Marc H. Morial and Janet Murguia in Gumbo Coalition (2022)
    Gumbo Coalition
  • Desert One (2019)
    Desert One
  • New Homeland (2018)
    New Homeland
  • Johnny Cash in ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black (2018)
    ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black
  • A Murder in Mansfield (2017)
    A Murder in Mansfield
  • Gigi Lazzarato in This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017)
    This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
  • A Story of Yesterday & Today (2016)
    FutureWork
  • Killing the Colorado (2016)
    Killing the Colorado
  • Shelter
  • Sharon Jones in Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
    Miss Sharon Jones!
  • The ThankList (2015)
    The ThankList
  • Hot Type: 150 Years Of The Nation (2015)
    Hot Type: 150 Years Of The Nation
  • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)
    We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
  • Vanity Fair: Decades (2013)
    Vanity Fair: Decades
  • Running from Crazy (2013)
    Running from Crazy

Producer

  • The Supermodels
    • In Production
  • Marc H. Morial and Janet Murguia in Gumbo Coalition (2022)
    Gumbo Coalition
  • Helter Skelter: An American Myth (2020)
    Helter Skelter: An American Myth
  • The Dilemma of Desire (2020)
    The Dilemma of Desire
  • Desert One (2019)
    Desert One
  • New Homeland (2018)
    New Homeland
  • Johnny Cash in ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black (2018)
    ReMastered: Tricky Dick and the Man in Black
  • A Murder in Mansfield (2017)
    A Murder in Mansfield
  • Gigi Lazzarato in This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous (2017)
    This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
  • A Story of Yesterday & Today (2016)
    FutureWork
  • Borderline (2016)
    Borderline
  • Vinyl Generation (2016)
    Vinyl Generation
  • Shelter
  • Sharon Jones in Miss Sharon Jones! (2015)
    Miss Sharon Jones!
  • Hot Type: 150 Years Of The Nation (2015)
    Hot Type: 150 Years Of The Nation
  • Selfie

Sound Department

  • Valley of Tears (2003)
    Valley of Tears
  • My Generation (2000)
    My Generation
  • Wild Man Blues (1997)
    Wild Man Blues
  • American Dream (1990)
    American Dream
  • Through the Wire (1990)
    Through the Wire
  • Persona Non Grata (2003)
    America Undercover
  • Hells Angels Forever (1983)
    Hells Angels Forever
  • Harlan County U.S.A. (1976)
    Harlan County U.S.A.
  • Woman to Woman
  • Hearts and Minds (1974)
    Hearts and Minds
  • Year of the Woman
  • Winter Soldier (1972)
    Winter Soldier

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Personal details

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    • July 30, 1946
    • New York City, New York, USA
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    • 1 Pictorial

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    She has directed one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Harlan County U.S.A. (1976).
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    We never really know what's around the corner when we're filming - what turn a story will take, what a character will do or say to surprise us, how the events in the world will impact our story.

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