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J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 6 I 5 1 Additional photos and videos are posted online at www.dga.org. DGA Events Roundup See video from this Q&A at www.dga.org. Documentary Series Screens Director Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence Survivors of the 1965 Indonesian genocide finally learn the truth about the ones they lost in Director Joshua Oppenheimer's new documentary The Look of Silence. The film — a companion piece to Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing — is told through footage of the perpetrators of the 1965 Indonesian genocide and focuses on an optometrist named Adi who decides to do something unimaginable in a society where the murderers remain in power — confront the men who killed his brother and ask them to accept responsibility for their actions all while testing their eyesight. The Look of Silence, premiered at the 71st Venice Film Festival where it won five awards including the Grand Jury Prize, the FIPRESCI Prize and the European film critics award, and has gone on to win more honors including the "Audience Award" at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, and the Peace Film Award at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival. Following the DGA Special Projects Committee's Documentary Series screening in Los Angeles on November 16, Oppenheimer discussed the making of the film in a conversation moderated by Director Doug Pray. A recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, Joshua Oppenheimer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2014 DGA and Academy Award®-nominated documentary, The Act of Killing. The Look of Silence is his second feature film. Photos: 1. Directors Joshua Oppenheimer and Doug Pray (moderator) in Los Angeles. 2. Oppenheimer and Pray discuss The Look of Silence, following the DGA screening. photo by Howard Wose See video from this Q&A at www.dga.org. Quentin Tarantino on The Hateful Eight Eight strangers find intrigue, betrayal and deception in Director Quentin Tarantino's new western The Hateful Eight. Set in post-Civil War Wyoming, Tarantino's film unravels the tale of a bounty hunter (Kurt Russell) who meets another bounty hunter (Samuel L. Jackson) and a supposed sheriff (Walton Goggins) while escorting his fugitive prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) back to face justice. Forced to take refuge from a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass, they encounter an equally colorful quartet of characters and the plot thickens to the point where it becomes obvious that not everyone will make it to their final destination. During a a conversation moderated by Director Christopher Nolan following the Los Angeles DGA screening on December 5, Tarantino spoke about what it took to bring his script to life and the joys of working with a powerhouse ensemble of actors that also included Demián Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen and Bruce Dern. In addition to The Hateful Eight, Tarantino's work includes the feature films Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill: Vols. 1 & 2, and Django Unchained; and episodes of the television series ER and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He was nominated for DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film and the Best Director Oscar for his features Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino has been a member of the DGA since 2011. Photos: 1. Directors Quentin Tarantino and Christopher Nolan (moderator) speak about the making of The Hateful Eight in Los Angeles. 2. Nolan and Tarantino pose for a photo after the Q&A. photos by Elisa Haber photos by Elisa Haber