Jonathan Oppenheim (film editor)
Jonathan Oppenheim | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jonathan Louis Oppenheim November 10, 1952 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 2020 (aged 67) New York City, U.S |
| Resting place | Mount Carmel Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television editor, producer, writer |
| Spouse | Josie Oppenheim |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | David Oppenheim Judy Holliday |
Jonathan Louis Oppenheim (November 10, 1952 – July 16, 2020) was an American film and television editor, producer, and writer.
Biography
[edit]The son of Judy Holliday, an actress, and David Oppenheim, a clarinetist and television producer, Oppenheim was mainly employed on documentary films. He was known for his work on The Oath (2010) and Paris Is Burning (1990).[1][2][3] He edited over 24 films as well as being a story consultant and writer on many others.[4] Oppenheim was a fellow, and a continual and long term mentor and advisor, at the Sundance Institute's Documentary Edit and Story Laboratory.[4][5]
He was married to Josie Oppenheim, a psychoanalyst who was a relative of Stella Adler, and they had one daughter.[6][7]
Oppenheim died from brain cancer on July 16, 2020, aged 67.[8] He was interred at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens.[9]
The Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award commemorates him.[5]
Partial filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Streetwise | Associate editor |
| 1990 | Paris Is Burning | Editor |
| 1998 | Arguing the World | Editor |
| 2001 | Children Underground | Coeditor |
| 2004 | Out of the Shadow | Editor, coproducer |
| 2009 | Strongman | Coeditor |
| 2010 | The Oath | Editor, coproducer |
Citations
[edit]- ^ Oldham 2012, p. 85.
- ^ Hook, Andrea Van (January 2004). "Four Editors in Search of a Thread: A Documentary Roundtable". Documentary Magazine. International Documentary Association. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016.
- ^ Kouadjo, Yvonne Ashley (March 11, 2015). "Enter the Edit: A Conversation With Editor Jonathan Oppenheim". POV's Documentary Blog. Public Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015.
- ^ a b Lee, Janet W. (July 20, 2020). "Jonathan Oppenheim, Editor of 'Paris is Burning,' Dies at 67". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ a b Zimmer, Vanessa (February 28, 2022). "Oppenheim Mentored the Art of Editing at Sundance Institute Labs". sundance.org. Sundance Institute. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
- ^ "Article clipped from The Miami Herald". The Miami Herald. 2017-03-23. pp. C6. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Ellen Adler Obituary (1927 - 2019) - New York, NY - New York Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ Jonathan Oppenheim, 'Paris Is Burning' Editor, Dies at 67
- ^ "Mount Carmel Cemetery | Interment Search | Oppenheim, Jonathan 1-F-11-373/374-3 7/16/2020". mountcarmelcemetery.com. Mount Carmel Cemetery. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
References
[edit]- Gabriella, Oldham (2012). First Cut 2: More Conversations with Film Editors. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520273504.
External links
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