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Director Barbara Kopple’s upcoming documentary Desert One revisits the 1980 mission to rescue the 52 American hostages in Iran, daring and audacious in its goal, but ultimately ending in failure and tragedy. In the trailer are clips of interviews with some of the figures of the era, including President Jimmy Carter…

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American theatrical and select home entertainment rights for Barbara Kopple’s documentary Desert One. Greenwich will release Desert One on a to-be-determined date followed by a broadcast on History. The docu from the two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker, which…

The Toronto Film Festival has revealed this year’s lineups for its documentary, Midnight Madness, Discovery and retro Cinematheque sections, adding movies from Alex Gibney, Barbara Kopple, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Stanley and Ali LeRoi to the 2019 fest that kicks off next month. TIFF Docs’ 25 pics kicks off with…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning director Barbara Kopple has debuted the trailer for a new documentary in collaboration with NowThis. In New Homeland, five refugee boys from Syria and Iraq assimilate to new lives in Canada and attend summer camp to discover a different way of life. The film offers an intimate look into the…

Women filmmakers and stars take the spotlight at the 19th Sarasota Film Festival, set to run March 31 – April 9 in the arts-heavy west Florida seaside town. Take Every Wave: The Life Of Laird Hamilton, the story of super-surfer Hamilton that debuted at Sundance, gives helmer Rory Kennedy (Last Days in Vietnam, Bobby Fi…

With the recent passing of singer-songwriter Sharon Jones, Barbara Kopple's film Miss Sharon Jones! has become an even more emotionally challenging watch. Following Jones through her fight with pancreatic cancer and riding along on her tour with her band of 20 years The Dap-Kings, we get a picture of a woman for whom…

Documentaries by women are leading the line-up this year at the 2016 DOC LA festival with a number of premieres set. Borderline, a film about the personality disorder that often goes undiagnosed which was directed by Rebbie Ratner and executive produced by highly respected documentarian Barbara Kopple will first open…

After a career as writer, producer and distribution chief, James Schamus makes his feature directorial debut with Indignation, in theaters following a fest circuit that included Sundance, Berlin, San Francisco, Seattle and others. The Roadside/Summit release is also being eyed as a breakout role for actor Logan…

Starz Digital has acquired North American distribution rights to Barbara Kopple's Miss Sharon Jones!, the documentary about the soul singer that first bowed at Toronto and played this spring at SXSW. A July 29 theatrical release is planned followed by a digital, on-demand and home video release in the fall. The docu…