Barbara Kopple
Gregory, BrownWhat about the ethics of scripted TV reality shows or the obvious presence
of the filmmaker in Michael Moore’s movies? Pleased with the expanding
audience for nonfiction genres, “I’m not a traditionalist,” she says in her
interview with Roland Legiardi-Laura. “I don’t believe there’s only one
way to do a work. I’m more radical or open in my approach. Anything goes
and you should support people who are trying to use new and innovative
forms. It’s the chemistry of how you relate to people or ideas.”8 Since that
declaration, she herself has pursued a reality miniseries for ABC (with
Sokolow) that chronicles the sites and events of a summer in the Hamptons
island resort towns, a reality series for VH1 that reveals the true lives of
celebrity spouses, and even a pilot for TruTV.