Joshua Oppenheimer

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 59 wins & 38 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

The Act of Killing Director

(2012)

The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase Director

(1998)

The Look of Silence Director

(2014)

P.O.V. Director

(2014-2016)

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Director (15 credits)

2014-2016 P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (2 episodes)

- The Look of Silence (2016)

- The Act of Killing (2014)

2014 The Look of Silence (Documentary)

2012 The Act of Killing (Documentary)

2003 Postcard from Sun City, Arizona (Short)

2003 The Globalisation Tapes (Video documentary)

2002 A Brief History of Paradise as Told by the Cockroaches (Short)

2002 Market Update (Short)

2002 Muzak: A Tool of Management (Short)

2000 Land of Enchantment (Documentary short)

1998 The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase

1996 Hugh (Documentary short)

1996 The Challenge of Manufacturing (Short)

1996 These Places We've Learned to Call Home (Short)

1995 Camera Test (Short)

1995 Light Test (Short)

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Producer (7 credits)

2017 A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot (Documentary) (executive producer)

2016 Mogadishu Soldier (Documentary) (executive producer)

P.O.V. (TV Series documentary) (co-producer - 1 episode, 2014) (producer - 1 episode, 2014)

- The Act of Killing (2014) ... (co-producer) / (producer)

2012 The Act of Killing (Documentary) (co-producer)

2003 The Globalisation Tapes (Video documentary) (producer)

1998 The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (producer)

1996 These Places We've Learned to Call Home (Short) (producer)

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Cinematographer (4 credits)

2003 The Globalisation Tapes (Video documentary)

1996 These Places We've Learned to Call Home (Short)

1995 Camera Test (Short)

1995 Light Test (Short)

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Editor (3 credits)

2003 The Globalisation Tapes (Video documentary)

1998 The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase

1996 These Places We've Learned to Call Home (Short)

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Editorial department (2 credits)

2017 The Distant Barking of Dogs (Documentary) (editing consultant)

2003 The Globalisation Tapes (Video documentary) (additional editor)

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Camera and Electrical Department (1 credit)

2014 The Look of Silence (Documentary) (additional camera)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2018 Blood Kin (Documentary short) (Presented by)

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Thanks (5 credits)

2018 Angels Are Made of Light (Documentary) (very special thanks)

2018 The Last Race (Documentary) (very special thanks)

2017 Erase and Forget (Documentary) (with profound gratitude)

2015 Estate, a Reverie (Documentary) (special thanks)

2013 The Unknown Known (Documentary) (special thanks)

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Self (13 credits)

2016 73rd Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony (TV Special)
Himself - Jury Member

2016 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2015 Durch die Nacht mit... (TV Series documentary)

- South by Southwest Spezial (2015)

2015 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 9 July 2015 (2015) ... Himself

- Episode dated 14 May 2015 (2015) ... Himself

- Episode dated 12 February 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2014 Hollywood: Chronicle of an Empire (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2014 The Look of Silence (Documentary)
Himself (voice, as Josh)

2014 10 Questions for Joshua Oppenheimer (Video short)
Himself

2014 The Oscars (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee

2014 The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Nominee (credit only)

2013 The 2013 European Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2013 The Act of Killing Masterclass: Joshua Oppenheimer in conversation with Penny Woolcock (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2013 The Daily Show (TV Series)
Himself

- Joshua Oppenheimer (2013) ... Himself

2013 Democracy Now! (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 19 July 2013 (2013) ... Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

2014 Pôtaru: ANN News & Sports (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 6 April 2014 (2014) ... Himself

Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Josh | Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer

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Personal Quote:

[re The Act of Killing (2012) I think it's our obligation as filmmakers, as people investigating the world, to create the reality that is most insightful to the issues at hand. Here are human beings, like us, boasting about atrocities that should be unimaginable. And the question is: Why are they doing this? For whom are they doing this? What does it mean to them? How do they want to be seen? How... See more »

Trivia:

Besides his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude in filmmaking from Harvard University, he also earned a Ph.D. from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, while studying on a Marshall Scholarship. See more »