I didn't really get any rigorous background in film history. Joshua Oppenheimer backgroundfilmhistory Change image and share on social
We have to support truth and reconciliation and some form of justice. Joshua Oppenheimer formjusticereconciliation Change image and share on social
I think it's a great pity in the Anglophone world that we conflate cinema verite and Direct Cinema; they're, in fact, ontological opposites. In Direct Cinema, we create a fictional reality with characters and pretend we're not that. Joshua Oppenheimer anglophonecharactercinema share on social
What makes art powerful is a flash of recognition, a frightening encounter with something familiar about the human condition. Joshua Oppenheimer artconditionencounter Change image and share on social
In Denmark, the annual Christmas party is probably the most important cultural institution in the country. Joshua Oppenheimer annualchristmascountry Change image and share on social
I first went to Indonesia in 2001 for six months. I was to help a community of plantation workers to make a film documenting and dramatizing the struggle to organize a union in the aftermath of the Suharto dictatorship. Joshua Oppenheimer aftermathcommunitydictatorship share on social
'The Act of Killing' helped catalyze this basic transformation in how the media talks about the past. Joshua Oppenheimer actbasiccatalyze Change image and share on social
I still receive very regular death threats that make it impossible for me to return to Indonesia. I think I could get in, but I don't think I could get out again. Joshua Oppenheimer deathimpossibleindonesia Change image and share on social
