The 2012 Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Act of Killing", garnered world-wide praise and many awards for its shocking look into the current lives of the perpetrators of genocide in Indonesia during the mid-sixties. Through Oppenheimer s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. Notable works: The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence. To stay within convention and established ethical principles of documentary and to be “more elegant and humane” is great in ideal but difficult in reality. And it could never have been shot if we had already released The Act of … Home » 2013 theatrical releases » The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence documentaries review: when horror doesn’t destroy humanity The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence documentaries review: when horror doesn’t destroy humanity. Through Oppenheimer’s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. Through Oppenheimer’s footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as well as the identities of the killers. The new documentary The Look of Silence is the companion to 2012’s The Act of Killing, and follows a man who confronts the people who killed his brother in Indonesia’s 1965 anti-Communist purge. The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer s powerful companion piece to the Oscar®-nominated The Act Of Killing. The Look Of Silence isn’t as conceptually daring as its predecessor—it lacks the queasy meta framework of Killing—but it’s absolutely vital as a companion piece, one that provides the survivors of the genocide their own voice. If Act of Killing was a look at how mass murderers rationalize, The Look of Silence is about how survivors cope, which makes it inherently a more difficult watch. For a film to generate positive social impact, it needs to hold up a mirror to the audience. Joshua Oppenheimer’s acclaimed film, The Act of Killing, and its sequel The Look of Silence are about getting away with murder. The Look of Silence, winner of more than 50 awards including the Grand Jury Prize, Critics Prize and Human Rights Award at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, is the powerful companion piece to The Act … by MaryAnn Johanson. The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer’s powerful companion piece to the Oscar®-nominated The Act of Killing. Summary: The Look of Silence is Joshua Oppenheimer's powerful companion piece to the Oscar®-nominated The Act of Killing. He is a director and producer, known for The Act of Killing (2012), The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (1998) and The Look of Silence (2014). Joshua Oppenheimer, Director: The Act of Killing. Through Oppenheimer's footage of perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide, a family of survivors discovers how their son was murdered, as … These notes from the field explore the author’s reflections on contemporary debates around the 1965 Indonesian mass killings, using two documentary films, The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, as an entry point.The article contextualizes, criticizes, and expands the narrative of these films.