The Look of Silence: Joshua Oppenheimer examines open wounds of injustice
Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer returns to q to discuss his follow to his award-winning documentary, The Act of Killing.


Oscar-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer returns to q to discuss his follow-up to the award-winning film The Act of Killing, an innovative and controversial documentary about the 1965 Indonesian genocide, and members of a death squad who remember, and re-enact murders for the camera.
His new film, The Look of Silence, follows an optometrist who uncovers his brother's killers and bravely confronts them. Critics are hailing it as a masterpiece and a genuine piece of art.
Oppenheimer joins Shad to discuss the highly-anticipated companion film and how one goes about healing in the absence of justice.
Oppenheimer joins Shad to discuss the highly-anticipated companion film and how one goes about healing in the absence of justice.

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