Janet W. Lee Documentary film editor Jonathan Oppenheim died July 16 in New York City, Sundance Institute confirmed to Variety.
He was 67 and had been battling brain cancer .“Jonathan began his life in the arts as a painter which informed his sensibility in film,” his wife, Josie Oppenheim, wrote in a statement. “He was a talented and highly original painter but documentary film was his chosen medium.
The collaborative dynamic while not always peaceful was one aspect of the work that Jonathan loved.”Oppenheim was best known for editing “Paris is Burning” (1990) and Oscar nominee “Children Underground” (2001).
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