TORONTO — Two-time Oscar-winning American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple has her sights set on Canada. On Thursday, she’ll speak onstage in Toronto as part of her outstanding achievement award retrospective at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. And her upcoming film looks at families from Syria and Iraq who have come to Canada courtesy of sponsors here. “And I wanted to do it through the eyes of kids.”Kopple said she’s already shot the film and is nearly finished it. “The barrier to entry perhaps is a little bit lower for documentary than fiction film,” said Shane Smith, director of programming for Hot Docs.

Source: National Post April 30, 2018 19:07 UTC