Lance Oppenheim

Born 1996 · American film director

Lance Oppenheim is an American director and producer. His work blends nonfiction storytelling with heightened, cinematic formalism. Oppenheim's documentaries include the films Some Kind of Heaven (2020) about The Villages, Florida, Spermworld (2024), about unregulated sperm donation, and You Can See Everything (2026), about Elizabeth Holmes, which he co-directed with Nathan Fielder. He also directed the HBO documentary series Ren Faire (2024), about the Texas Renaissance Festival. He made his narrative film directorial debut in 2026 with Primetime.

Lance Oppenheim, in order

1. 2016 Long Term Parking (short film): directed
2. 2024 Spermworld: directed · critics 80%, audiences 96% · streaming on Hulu
3. 2025 The Python Hunt: produced · critics 96%
4. 2026 Primetime: directed · critics 86%, audiences 78%
5. 2026 You Can See Everything: directed, produced · critics 96%, audiences 96%
6. Some Kind of Heaven: directed · critics 93%, audiences 71% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)