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Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship.
- Film director
- 1995–present
Joshua Oppenheimer is an American filmmaker who has made documentaries such as The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. He was born in Texas in 1974 and has been nominated for two Oscars.
- Director, Producer, Cinematographer
- September 23, 1974
- 3 min
Joshua Oppenheimer went to Indonesia to make a documentary about the survivors of the 1960s genocide. He ended up filming – and befriending – the killers themselves. The result was The Act of...
Jul 15, 2015 · Joshua Oppenheimer is a filmmaker who explores the victims and perpetrators of Indonesia's 1965 genocide. He returns to his original subjects in The Look of Silence, a documentary that confronts the killers with their own crimes and the consequences of their actions. He talks about his inspiration, process, and themes in this interview with The Verge.
Learn about the life and work of Joshua Oppenheimer, a director and producer of documentaries such as The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. Find out his birthplace, mentor, family background, quotes and more on IMDb.
- September 23, 1974
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Dec 19, 2013 · Photograph: Robin Marchant. The Act of Killing. This article is more than 10 years old. Joshua Oppenheimer on The Act of Killing and its impact in the United States. The director on his...
Jul 17, 2015 · July 17, 20152:19 PM. With profound sadness, Adi watches footage of interviews conducted by Joshua Oppenheimer with perpetrators of the 1965–66 Indonesian genocide in The Look of Silence....
