I think that our task as filmmakers is to create the most insightful reality given the most pressing questions. Joshua Oppenheimer createfilmmakerinsightful Change image and share on social
Denial, panic, threats, anger - those are very human responses to feeling guilt. Joshua Oppenheimer angerdenialfelt Change image and share on social
At Harvard, direct cinema was the core of the film department, and most of the students were trying to make socially conscious works, but I was trying to combine fiction and non-fiction to show how our seemingly factual world is constituted through fantasy and stories. Joshua Oppenheimer cinemacombineconscious share on social
I think fundamentally, I had to make a decision really on whether this was a film about the past or the present. And 'The Act Of Killing' is a film about the present. Joshua Oppenheimer actdecisionfilm Change image and share on social
I'm sure it's one of the most frustrating aspects of human experience for all of us, that when we tell someone who's hurt us that they've hurt us, they tend to react with anger because they feel guilty, and we know we also get angry when we feel guilty. Joshua Oppenheimer angerangryaspect share on social
I think Americans are aware that they are involved in all sorts of violence around the world. They normally don't want to look at that. Joshua Oppenheimer americanawareinvolve Change image and share on social
What I've always been most interested in is exposing the way stories and fantasies reconstitute our everyday reality. What appears to be non-fiction is not only totally mysterious, unfathomable, and strange when you really look at what it is. Joshua Oppenheimer appeareverydayexpose share on social
In calling someone a bad guy, I reassure myself that I'm good. I elevate myself. I call it the 'Star Wars morality'. And unfortunately, it underpins most of the stories we tell. Joshua Oppenheimer badcallelevate Change image and share on social
My first memory of cinema is my mother taking me to see 'Silkwood,' which is about a whistleblower at a nuclear power plant. Joshua Oppenheimer cinemamemorymother Change image and share on social
You cry the first tear because something is genuinely, singularly upsetting. And you cry the second tear because everybody is crying that first tear with you, and you know that. Joshua Oppenheimer crygenuinelysingularly Change image and share on social