ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple

A collection of critical essays on Barbara Kopple: director, documentarian and female filmmaking pioneer As the first woman to win two Best Documentary Oscars and the recipient of numerous lifetime achievement awards, Barbara Kopple deserves scholarly attention. Two of her early documentaries, Harlan County USA and American Dream , not only won Academy Awards but are foundational within the study of documentary as a whole. In ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple , a range of international schola