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“Langley is observant, quiet, and introspective—she knows what’s going on—and very thoughtful. She’s a beautiful artist.”
RUNNING FROM CRAZY
THE PLOT THUS FAR
Running from Crazyexamines the personal journey of Academy Award® nominated actress, author and mental health advocate Mariel Hemingway, the granddaughter of writer Ernest Hemingway, as she strives for a deeper understanding of the suicide and mental illness that have afflicted so many of her family members, including her supermodel/actress sister, Margaux Hemingway and her…
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"Oscar-nominated actress Mariel Hemingway shares her family's tragic history of mental illness, including the suicides of her grandfather, author Ernest Hemingway, and her sister, actress Margot. Mariel explains how she has overcome her own depression and thoughts of suicide to create a healthy life for herself and her children."
This is so beautiful. I watch this everyday.
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Barbara Kopple (with headphones) directing Running from Crazy
Congratulating: Barbara Kopple on her Primetime Emmy nomination for her documentary Running From Crazy. Admiring: NWWIFT Muse honoree Robin Wright's performance in A Most Wanted Man. Phillip Seymour Hoffman also gives a stunning last performance in the film. Agreeing; with Melissa Silverstein's Open Letter to Sony Chief Amy Pascal encouraging her to hire a women director for the female superhero movie in the Spider-man franchise.
Terry Lawler is NYWIFT’s Executive Director. Tune in every Tuesday for her picks.
Photoset: NYFA Presents Running from Crazy and a sitdown with Barbara Kopple at BAM
Selected images from last night's NYFA-sponsored Q&A with filmmaker Barbara Kopple following a screening of her documentary, Running From Crazy, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The film examines the personal journey of Mariel Hemingway in the context of her family's shared legacy of achievement and loss. Afterward, Kopple — a 1985 NYFA Fellow in Film — answered questions from from the audience. Many thanks to Kopple, BAM, and all those who attended.
From top: A still from Running From Crazy (courtesy Cabin Creek Films); NYFA's Executive Director, Michael Royce, introduces the film; Kopple answers questions about her directorial process and the Hemingway family.
Trailer for Running From Crazy, directed by Barbara Kopple (NYFA Fellowship, Film, 1985).
On Thursday, Jan. 30, NYFA presents a screening Running From Crazy, featuring a Q&A with Kopple. The screening starts at 7:15 pm at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn). Tickets are available for purchase at NYFA.org.
It’s like taking a block of wood and crafting it into something. You can’t have an agenda; you just have to let the film take you where it will. Sometimes you’re in a terrible place with it, and then, suddenly, things become seamless.
Barbara Kopple
We talk to the Oscar-winning documentarian about her editing process and her latest film, Running from Crazy.
No matter how the medium or equipment changes, you still have to bring your heart, soul, and ideas to a piece.
Barbara Kopple
The Oscar-winning documentarian talks to us about her new film, Running From Crazy, and the most dramatic change in documentary filmmaking that she has seen during her 40-year career.