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Deborah Oppenheimer is an American film and television producer. She won an Academy Award in 2001 for best documentary feature for producing Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000).
In 2014, Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation for all time in the National Film Registry.
Oppenheimer co-wrote the teacher's study guide and co-authored with Harris the film's companion book of the same name by Bloomsbury Publishing (2000; reissued 2018).
Oppenheimer's feature-length documentary, Foster received the National Council for Adoption's "Excellence in Foster Care Media Award" in November 2019. The film also was nominated for the 2020 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.
Oppenheimer conceived and led U.S. strategies and was production consultant to the Carnival Films television series, Downton Abbey.
As Executive Vice President of Carnival Films, Oppenheimer developed and executive produced the television series Family Tree for HBO and BBC1.
As president of Mohawk Productions at Warner Bros., Oppenheimer executive produced hundreds of episodes of television shows.
Oppenheimer was associate producer for the Cable ACE Award-winning production of the Showtime / PBS drama Master Harold...and the Boys.
Biography
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Awards and recognition
| Year | Award | Result | Credit | For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Academy Award | Won | Best Documentary, Feature | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) | Shared with: Mark Jonathan Harris |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards | Won | Best Documentary, Feature | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) | Shared with: Mark Jonathan Harris | |
| Long Island International Film Expo | Won | Long Island Filmmaker Achievement Award | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) | ||
| 2000 | Heartland Film Festival | Won | Crystal Heart Award | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) | Shared with Mark Jonathan Harris |
| International Documentary Association | Nominated | Video Source Award | Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport (2000) | Shared with Mark Jonathan Harris |
References
Notes
General
- "Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- Foster: "HBO Acquires Worldwide Rights to Deborah Oppenheimer & Mark Jonathan Harris' Documentary"
- "HBO Documentary Films acquires Mark Jonathan Harris' Foster