In documentary filmmaking, there's a tradition of telling stories about victims. We often do that from a very patronizing place, but mostly we do it from a very selfish place, to reassure ourselves that our lives are in sympathy and solidarity with the victims.

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Joshua Oppenheimer was a contemporary American and british filmmaker. Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer is an American and British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He directed the Oscar-nominated films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014), as well as his 2024 narrative debut, The End. Read more on Wikipedia →

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