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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).
Joshua Oppenheimer is an American-British film director and screenwriter acclaimed for his rigorous and surreal investigations into historical violence and personal memory.
He is primarily known for his critically acclaimed documentary films The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, which explore the aftermath of the Indonesian genocide of 1965–66.
His work blends investigative journalism with surrealist performance art to uncover how societies construct and live with historical trauma, recently moving into narrative musical drama with The End.
He has held positions as an artistic director and visiting artist at various academic institutions and is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship.