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Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. [1] [2] 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 [3] 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
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.
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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 ...
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
Dec 19, 2013 · Joshua Oppenheimer on The Act of Killing and its impact in the United States. This article is more than 10 years old. The director on his incredible documentary about death squads in Indonesia ...
Jan 9, 2014 · Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing was my favorite film of 2013. While other documentaries have explored genocide, Oppenheimer's unique approach yielded jaw-dropping results.
