‘House of Kardashian’ Director on Kim, Kris and That Sex Tape: ‘They’re Intelligent Women Who Know What They’re Doing’

variety.com:

K.J. Yossman Director Katie Hindley has spent a lot of time thinking about the Kardashians. More than a year, in fact, which is approximately how long it took her to make “House of Kardashian,” the new three-part docuseries for 72 Films about the Calabasas clan.

In the series — one of the few about the family that they had no hand in (Kris Jenner and company declined to be interviewed for the project) — Hindley set out to place the women in a historical and social context, from their humble beginnings (Kris’s transformation from infomercial queen to “momager,” and Kim Kardashian’s sex tape) right through to their cultural impact, which Hindley says has been enormous.

She compares the sisters to that famous Meryl Streep monologue about cerulean in “The Devil Wears Prada” in which Streep, playing haughty fashion boss Miranda Priestly, informs her assistant that fashion affects everyone, whether they’re aware of it or not. “For everyone who thinks that [the Kardashians] don’t impact them, they have,” says Hindley. “There will be something that they’ve done, the selfie that they’ve taken, the way they’ve done their makeup — whatever it is — that will have a root in that family.

And I think there’s a lot to say about that.” Among the many talking heads in the docuseries — which range from former employees to friends such as “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis — the one who has so far caused the most chatter is Kris’s ex, Caitlyn Jenner, who is featured in the series’ trailer saying Kim “calculated” to become famous.