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Joshua Oppenheimer

Directing

Born September 23, 1974 · Texas, USA

Also known as Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer

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Biography

Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer is an American and British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He directed the Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), as well as his 2024 narrative debut, The End. Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship.

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Awards & recognition

  • European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2013
  • MacArthur Fellows Program
  • Marshall Scholarship
  • Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 2016 · nominated
  • European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2015 · nominated
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  • European Film Award — Best Documentary · 2013 · nominated

Filmography6 titles

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

2022as Self

The Look of Silence

2014as Self (voice)

The Act of Killing

2012Director, Producer

2nd Chance

2022Executive Producer

A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot

2017Executive Producer

The End

2024Director, Lyricist, Producer, Writer