Lance Oppenheim

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Lance Oppenheim

Born January 26, 1996 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (age 30)

Lance Oppenheim (born January 26, 1996) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His work blends cinematic genres to explore the lives of people who create homes in unconventional spaces and places. His debut feature Some Kind of Heaven (2020) was an Official Selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Known For

The WhaleThe Whale · 2022
The Whale
7.82022
MovieDrama
A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Primetime
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Primetime · 2026
Primetime
2026
MovieCrimeDrama
In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.
SPERMWORLDSPERMWORLD · 2024
SPERMWORLD
6.82024
MovieDocumentary
Three men enter the new wild west of baby making, online forums where sperm donors connect with hopeful parents, but find themselves exchanging more than just genetic material.
The Python HuntThe Python Hunt · 2026
The Python Hunt
4.52026
MovieDocumentary
Every year, the Florida government invites the general public to compete in an invasive python removal contest in the Everglades. For ten nights, an eclectic group of hunters confront the dangerous terrain, nocturnal creatures and their own desires.
The DogmaticThe Dogmatic · 2012
The Dogmatic
2012
MovieDocumentary
In a lawless no man's land at the edge of The Florida Everglades, society and all authority has abdicated its responsibilities. A huge vacuum consisting of underground criminal activities has filled its void. What began as an attempt to spotlight the disturbing phenomenon of dogs being dumped in the Everglades quickly turned into a controversial story of societal neglect, economic despair, morality and self-fulfillment.
QuicksandQuicksand · 2013
Quicksand
9.02013
MovieDocumentary
"A week before he passed away, my grandfather shared with me his former aspirations of becoming a filmmaker. After many trials, a narrow escape from the Nazis and immigration to the United States, the dream slowly but surely came true. surely passed out. After his passing, I discovered a treasure trove of dust-covered 8mm film archives that had apparently not been seen by anyone for at least a generation. Mesmerized, what unfolded before me was something something most people, myself included, had never seen before: the development and complete decline of the human body and mind. Motivated by my grandfather's unrealized cinematic dreams, I decided to reconstruct a film that he had already made involuntarily." Lance Oppenheim
FrankFrank · 2024
Frank
2024
MovieDocumentary
A portrait of America's oldest practicing attorney as he embarks on his final case. 
No Jail Time: The MovieNo Jail Time: The Movie · 2017
No Jail Time: The Movie
6.02017
MovieDocumentary
To beg for leniency, defense attorneys are producing entire documentaries for an audience of one: the judge.

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