Q&A: Barbara Kopple on ‘Running From Crazy’

Hopeful and heartbreaking, Running From Crazy opens with a vision of perfection: a blonde modeling in the wilderness. This particular pretty face, however, belongs to Mariel Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway’s youngest granddaughter, famous for her role in Woody Allen’s Manhattan. Hemingway’s family history of depression, substance abuse, and suicide is not limited to her legendary grandfather. […]

2013 Rowdy Talks to Feature Barbara Kopple, Golden Starfish Filmmakers, and New York Independent Film

For the third year, the Hamptons International Film Festival will offer free talks at Rowdy Hall in East Hampton, exploring the past, present and future of filmmaking. Note: (free) tickets required. Friday, October 11 10:00 am Rowdy Hall Join two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple as she discusses her ground-breaking career as a documentary director. […]