Joshua Oppenheimer

Joshua Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer

(1974-09-23) September 23, 1974
Alma materHarvard College (B.A.)
Central Saint Martins (Ph.D.)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1995–present
Notable workThe Act of Killing
The Look of Silence
AwardsMacArthur Fellowship
Marshall Scholarship
BAFTA
European Film Award
Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)

Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014). Oppenheimer was a 1997 Marshall Scholar and a 2014 recipient of the MacArthur fellowship.