- His paternal grandfather came from Frankfurt, Germany and his grandmother from Berlin. His grandfather had left Germany before Hitler came to power and was studying in the US. He returned there and was able to rescue some family members, but most of the Oppenheimers were wiped out in the Holocaust.
- His mentor is Serbian filmmaker Dušan Makavejev.
- He studied at Harvard and now lives in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- Member of the 'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' (AMPAS) since 2016.
- Besides his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude in filmmaking from Harvard University, he also earned a Ph.D. from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London, while studying on a Marshall Scholarship.
- London, England: Living and working. (July 2013)
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