THE ACT OF KILLING
Hosted By Director Joshua Oppenheimer
LIVE SCREENING + DISCUSSION
SATURDAY | JUNE 14 | 10:30AM PT
In 1965, following an attempted military coup, the Indonesian army ordered an anti-communist purge that resulted in the mass murder of an estimated one million people. Today the executioners, perpetrators of extreme barbarism, are celebrated and revered members of society.
In Joshua Oppenheimer’s shocking documentary, these death squad men are tasked with reenacting the killings in whichever cinematic genre they desire, holding up a fun-house mirror to the genocidal atrocities they’ve committed. An unflinching look into ethics, morality, human evil and its self-justification, The Act of Killing is essential viewing.
Following a live screening of the film, Oppenheimer will join us for a conversation of collective processing, recounting his experiences in making this powerful cinematic reckoning.
