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Showing posts with label Barbara Kopple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Barbara Kopple. Show all posts

Wednesday, 8 April 2009

Documentary Film and the Power of Empathy

Posted on 04:57 by Unknown
In this week's column, I look at films by Barbara Kopple and Nahid Persson and ruminate on what makes a good documentary.
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