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Laura Poitras in conversation with Joshua Oppenheimer

Fri, Feb 19, 2016
6:30–8 pm

Floor Three, Susan and John Hess Family Theater

Laura Poitras and Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the Oscar-nominated film The Look of Silence (2014), speak about their practice as documentary filmmakers. The conversation is moderated by Eric Hynes, associate curator of Film, Museum of the Moving Image.

The program is produced in collaboration with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of the 35th Anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program

This event is part of a series of public events, lectures, and talks organized in tandem with ​Laura Poitras: Astro Noise​.

Event tickets are required ($8 adults; $6 members; students and seniors). Please note: This event has reached ticketing capacity. A limited number of standby tickets may be available for sale at the admissions desk on a first-come, first-served basis. The standby line will open one hour prior to the event.

The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.

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