Joshua Oppenheimer is one of the world's most renowned documentary filmmakers. His multi award-winning films The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014) have challenged and redefined perceptions about the very nature of documentary cinema. Second Run are delighted to present, for the first time ever on home video, the complete cycle of Joshua Oppenheimer's early works. These films do not simply record or document facts; they are playful, artistic, and philosophical. Often confrontational, and frequently disquieting, they reveal how Oppenheimer's instinct... for social justice has developed into a fully-fledged art form. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Joshua Oppenheimer is perhaps the most renowned of all contemporary documentary filmmakers. His multi award-winning films THE ACT OF KILLING (2012) and THE LOOK OF SILENCE (2014) have redefined how we perceive documentary. His films do not simply record or document facts, Oppenheimer s haunting and surreal films are artistic, playful, philosophical and often confrontational. Thy present profound and ardent meditations on the subjects at hand. Second Run are delighted to present for the first time anywhere on home video, the complete cycle of the early works of Joshua Oppenheimer, presenting a compelling body of work of one of contemporary cinemas leading voices.
Collection of 12 documentaries from the early career of film-maker Joshua Oppenheimer. The collection includes: 'Light Test' (1995), 'Camera Test' (1995), 'Hugh' (1995), 'The Challenge of Manufacturing' (1996), 'These Places We've Learned to Call Home' (1996), 'The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase' (1997), 'Land of Enchantment' (2000), 'The Globalisation Tapes' (2002), 'Market Update' (2002), 'A Brief History of Paradise As Told By the Cockroaches' (2002), 'Muzak - A Tool of Management' (2002) and 'Postcard from Sun City, Arizona' (2003).
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