Laura Poitras appears in the following:
Oscar Nominee Docs: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Thursday, February 23, 2023
"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" covers the photographer Nan Goldin's life and work and her activism to have the Sackler family name removed from NYC's cultural institutions.
'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed' Showcases Nan Goldin's Fight Against the Sackler Family
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
A new documentary looks at Nan Goldin's attempts to bring the Sackler family to justice.
Edward Snowden Responds to Critics
Friday, March 18, 2016
Edward Snowden explains why the American government is refusing him a fair trial and responds to critics who claim releasing documents to journalists put the country in danger.
Edward Snowden Won't Tell You Who He's Voting For (That's Private!)
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Brian interviewed filmmaker Laura Poitras and former intelligence officer Edward Snowden at BAM for RadioLoveFest. Hear an excerpt about Snowden's take on politics and the candidates.
Laura Poitras: ‘We Create the Political Landscape in Which We Live’
Friday, February 05, 2016
You know about mass surveillance; Laura Poitras’s new exhibit aims to make you feel it.
Laura Poitras Shadows Julian Assange
Monday, October 12, 2015
Laura Poitras, Charlotte Cook, and AJ Schnack discuss their new project, "Field of Vision," which commissions short documentaries, and includes Poitras's films of Julian Assange.
Oscar Docs: Citizenfour
Friday, February 13, 2015
Laura Poitras, documentary filmmaker and director of Citizenfour, was contacted by Edward Snowden when he chose to leak classified information about the surveillance excesses of the NSA.
The Day Edward Snowden First Called Laura Poitras
Friday, October 24, 2014
The documentary filmmaker recounts what happened when she received messages from someone calling himself "citizen four." He turned out to be whistleblower Edward Snowden.
A Real-Life Spy Thriller: New Doc Reveals The Story Behind Snowden
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
More than a year after NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden revealed the extent of the government's surveillance programs, a new documentary chronicles Snowden's story.
Watching You
Friday, April 20, 2012
Laura Poitras, documentary filmmaker, National Security Administration whistle-blower William Binney, and Jacob Appelbaum, computer security researcher, privacy advocate, hacker, and human rights activist, talk about the "surveillance teach-in" they will be conducting tonight as part of the Whitney Biennial.
EVENT: Friday, April 20, 2012 7:30 PM at the Whitney Museum | More Information
The Oath: Filming in Yemen
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Laura Poitras, documentary filmmaker and director of The Oath, discusses the film about Osama Bin Laden's bodyguard Abu Jandal and her two years spent filming in Yemen.
"The Oath"
Friday, May 07, 2010
Filmmaker Laura Poitras discusses her documentary “The Oath,” about the divergent paths of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, Abu Jandal, and driver, Salim Hamdan. Their intertwined personal stories shed light on a world that has confounded the West, and the film offers an unsettling glimpses of the international impact ...
