Joshua Oppenheimer is perhaps among the most exciting 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. They present profound and ardent meditations on the subjects at hand.
Here, Second Run are delighted to present, for the first time anywhere on DVD, the complete cycle of the early works of Joshua Oppenheimer, presenting a compelling body of work of one of today's most unique and compelling documentarians.
Films:
Light Test (1995)
Camera Test (1995)
Hugh (co-directed by Nishit Saran) (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)
Postcard from Sun City, Arizona (2003)
Extras
Presented from brand new re-mastered transfers of the films, supervised and approved by the director.
Exclusive, new filmed interview with director Joshua Oppenheimer.
24-page booklet featuring an expansive new essay by film writer, curator and producer Gareth Evans.
