Joshua Oppenheimer

Known for Directing

9/23/1974(Age 51)

Texas, USA

Biography

Joshua Oppenheimer was born on September 23, 1974 in Texas, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Act of Killing (2012), The Look of Silence (2014) and The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1998).

Known For (4 credits)

7.6

Movie

Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer

2022

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with celebrated collaborators – including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and Robert Pattinson, we are given an exciting glimpse into the work and personal life of the iconic artist.

8.0

Movie

Joshua Oppenheimer on Night and Fog

2016

The Academy Award-winning director of the heavy documentary 'The Act of Killing' discusses his philosophies in documentary filmmaking, the horrors of 'Night and Fog,' and what makes it the impactful film that it is.

7.8

Movie

The Look of Silence

2014

An optician grapples with the Indonesian mass killings of 1965-1966, during which his older brother was exterminated.

5.0

Movie

These Places We've Learned to Call Home

1996

Experimental video and performance meditating on militias, American fundamentalism, and the opening of the American West.