Barbara Kopple produced and directed Harlan County, USA and American
Dream, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In
1991, Harlan County, USA was named to the National Film Registry by the
Librarian of Congress and designated an American Film Classic. The Criterion
Collection released a DVD of Harlan County, USA in 2006, and it is currently
streaming on the Criterion Channel and HBO/MAX. Kopple is also a nine-time
Emmy-nominated filmmaker. Heading up Cabin Creek Films in New York City,
she is a director and producer of documentaries, scripted films, episodic
television, and commercials. She is a member of the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the
Director’s Guild of America, New York Women in Film and Television’s
Honorary Board, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and actively
participates in organizations that address social issues and support
independent filmmaking.