I think, if you're in the United States, we've seen people trying to speak out in different ways and trying to make themselves heard about the United States' failure to move on generationally, given the long-festering wound of our history around race. Joshua Oppenheimer failurefestergenerationally share on social
In terms of so-called fly-on-the-wall documentaries, there's a claim that the camera is a transparent window into a pre-existing reality. What really is happening is that the film crew and the subjects are collaborating to simulate a reality in which they pretend the camera is not present. Joshua Oppenheimer callcameraclaim share on social
Waking from any fever dream, one retains, above all, impressions seared into memory. Joshua Oppenheimer dreamfeverimpression Change image and share on social
I'm against escapist entertainment. Joshua Oppenheimer entertainmentescapist Change image and share on social
Testimony always comes from people who are in some way disempowered. Joshua Oppenheimer disempowerpeopletestimony Change image and share on social
For my part, as a filmmaker, I've never been a fly-on-the-wall documentarian. I have no commitment to that method. I believe it's a lie. Joshua Oppenheimer commitmentdocumentarianfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I wanted to resist in 'The Look of Silence' making a film that ends with any kind of positive hope I feel in human rights documentaries dealing with human survivors. Joshua Oppenheimer dealdocumentaryend Change image and share on social
I came across the Indonesian genocide in 2001, when I found myself making a film in a community of survivors. They were plantation workers, and it turned out they were struggling to organize a union. Joshua Oppenheimer communityfilmfind Change image and share on social
The function of journalism is, primarily, to uncover vital new information in the public interest and to put that information in a context so that we can use it to improve the human condition. Joshua Oppenheimer conditioncontextfunction Change image and share on social
I'm a big admirer of S21, and I really also like Rithy Panh's work in general. Joshua Oppenheimer admirerbiggeneral Change image and share on social