‘Stranger than stranger-than-fiction’: how Lance Oppenheim made the year’s two buzziest films
Primetime and You Can See Everything are both clammy, audacious awards contenders that challenge our sense of reality. Ahead of the release of his drama starring Robert Pattinson as a TV vigilante, the 30-year-old director talks crime, punishment and South Park
TL;DR
- Lance Oppenheim, a 30-year-old filmmaker, has two films generating awards season buzz: 'You Can See Everything' and 'Primetime'.
- 'You Can See Everything' is a documentary co-directed with Nathan Fielder, focusing on Elizabeth Holmes before her prison sentence.
- 'Primetime' stars Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen, the host of the controversial TV show 'To Catch a Predator'.
- Oppenheim aims to make documentaries feel like Hollywood dramas and was inspired by 'To Catch a Predator's' unique tonal strangeness.
- The film 'Primetime' is described as an experiential and phantasmagorical piece, blending elements of films like 'Ace in the Hole' and 'JFK' with the real-life events of the TV show.
- Chris Hansen has criticized 'Primetime' but has also engaged with its release by promoting his own streaming platform.