Refocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple

Barbara Kopple, the first woman to win two Best Documentary Oscars, is a significant figure in documentary film with two early Academy Award-winning films. ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple explores her career, funding, style, production, and reception, examining her films' interrogations of social class through the lenses of gender, sexuality, and race. It also assesses her critical reputation and enduring influence on contemporary filmmakers in a shifting digital media landscape.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 30 November 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Barbara Kopple, the trailblazing filmmaker who made history by becoming the first woman to win two Best Documentary Oscars, is a scholar whose work deserves extensive attention. Her early documentaries, Harlan County USA and American Dream, not only achieved Academy Award success but also hold significant importance in the study of documentary filmmaking as a whole. In the comprehensive book ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple, a diverse group of international scholars delve into Kopple's career, examining her contributions in the areas of funding, style, production, and reception. They also explore the ways in which her films engage with social class through the lenses of gender, sexuality, and race. In the evolving digital media landscape, Kopple's critical reputation is assessed, along with her lasting impact on contemporary filmmakers.

Weight: 418g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474439954