The oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller. The oath official full documentary trailer in hd poitras. Five months later, she and reporters glenn greenwald and ewen macaskill flew to hong kong for the first. Laura poitras the daily show with jon stewart video. In january 20, laura poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted emails from citizenfour, who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the nsa in collaboration with other intelligence agencies worldwide. Famous artists swap iphone photosand creativity ensues.
May 11, 2017 laura poitras new documentary, risk, about wikileaks founder julian assange, opened in the us may 5. You could take the words solely as a journalists commentary about structuring a story, and about safety, but they also evoke the existential challenge posed by. Laura poitras films in 911 trilogy, at artists space. Laura poitras filming the nsa utah data repository construction in 2011. His sevenyear captivity at guantanamo is narrated through his prison letters. Part one of the trilogy, my country, my country, about. The oath 2010 my country, my country 2006 flag wars en 2003. Macarthur foundation as a journalist, laura poitras was the quiet mastermind behind the publication of edward snowdens unprecedented nsa leak. In the oath, poitras poignantly, quietly questions her. Laura poitras interviews movies documentaries edward snowden spying technology internet email scandals hong kong nsa wiretapping privacy government media.
The line comes from the journal laura poitras kept while in berlin, datelined to valentines day 20, at which point she was still awaiting contact with snowden aka citizenfour. Following the story of these two men, the oath takes the viewer on a journey that leads to afghanistan, osama bin laden, guantanamo bay prison, fbi interrogations, and the u. Filmed over six years, risk is a complex and volatile character study of the forces that crescendo with a highstakes election year in the united states and its controversial aftermath. The intercepts laura poitras wins academy award for. Georgia governor wants to reopen theaters monday april 27 georgia gov. Sep 11, 2012 in this surveillance teachin, awardwinning filmmaker laura poitras is joined by computer security expert and privacy advocate jacob appelbaum and national security agency whistleblower bill. How laura poitras avoided being tracked by government.
By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Its the crosscut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with alqaeda, osama bin laden, 911, guantanamo and the u. Aug 17, 20 one extraordinary passage among many in peter maass new york times sunday magazine cover article on laura poitras and her role in the edward snowden story details the symbolic meanings of the documentarians most basic act. Jun 24, 2010 poitras pulls off a brilliant balancing act as she doles out information over the course of the oath. Laura poitras, a founding editor of the intercept, won an academy award tonight for her documentary citizenfour, an inside look at edward snowden, the national security agency whistleblower. Her most recent film, risk, is a character study of julian assange. Narrated by rami malek and michelle williams, and based on classified nsa documents, project x reveals the inner workings of a windowless skyscraper in downtown manhattan.
Its easy to see how poitras, who after her 2010 osama bin laden documentary the oath was on fbi watch lists, hassled and detained at airports. Oscar and pulitzer awardwinning journalist laura poitras. Laura poitrass whitney exhibition is her most damning indictment of nsa surveillance to date. Filmmaker laura poitras held, questioned some 40 times at us airports, democracynow, april 20, 2012. Its easy to see how poitras, who after her 2010 osama bin laden documentary the oath was on. Laura poitras does not want to talk about wikileaks and russia. Filmmaker laura poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of assange and his inner circle. Jul 31, 2017 laura poitrass new documentary, risk, has all the conspiracy and paranoia you could wish for much of it behind the camera as well as on screen. Filmmaker laura poitras has made several excellent documentaries, but i think this is her masterpiece. Laura poitras gut wrenching documentary details the tumultuous life of abu jandal, a taxi driver in sanaa, yemen. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Astro noise is at the whitney museum, new york, from 5. Media in category laura poitras the following 14 files are in this category, out of 14 total.
Laura poitras films in 911 trilogy, at artists space the new york. Her film citizenfour, the third part in a trilogy about post911 america, won an academy award for best documentary. Shes captured intimate and candid moments and skillfully edited them to portray the intelligence, complexity and humanity of a former jihadist, and his familys plight. By this point in the story, poitras has been contacted by snowden, has had a series of encrypted exchanges with him, but doesnt know. Apr 08, 2012 the nyt feature on the oath stated that, along with my country, my country, poitras has produced two of the most searching documentaries of the post911 era, on the ground chronicles that. Laura poitras on her new documentary, risk, which profiles wikileaks founder julian assange. Apr 09, 2017 laura poitrass film risk is an upclose look at the wikileaks founder julian assange that has changed dramatically after disclosures in the u. I was pretty aware that part of the aftermath of 911 was the growth of surveillance, both domestically and internationally, so it was very much part of the theme of things that i was. Check out our editors picks to get the lowdown on the movies and shows were looking forward. Laura poitras on turning on the camera filmmaker magazine.
May 08, 2017 poitras filmed risk over a period of years, starting shortly after wikileaks received a trove of government documents from bradley now chelsea manning and began to redact and release them. The oath filmed in yemen and guantanamo bay, the oath tells the story of abu jandal, osama bin ladens former bodyguard, and salim hamdan, a prisoner at guantanamo bay prison and the first man to face the controversial military commissions. Feb 04, 2016 twists and turns that poitras has illuminated to reveal a world that would rather remain unseen. One extraordinary passage among many in peter maass new york times sunday magazine cover article on laura poitras and her role in the edward snowden story details the symbolic meanings of the documentarians most basic act. Laura poitras this film documents the logistic preparations for iraqs national elections which were held in january 2005. Laura poitras on the crypto tools that made her snowden film. Poitras pulls off a brilliant balancing act as she doles out information over the course of the oath. Wikileaks documentary evolves with its subject, year after. I saw laura poitrass julian assange movie 10 days ago. Twists and turns that poitras has illuminated to reveal a world that would rather remain unseen. In her early documentaries like my country, my country and the oath, her camera seems to float invisibly in rooms where subjects carry on intimate.
Documentary by oscar winner laura poitras about the war in iraq. Poitras latest film, citizenfour, about snowden and nsa mass surveillance, earned her a directors guild of america award and an oscar. Laura poitrass new documentary, risk, has all the conspiracy and paranoia you could wish for much of it behind the camera as well as on screen. From the director of the oscarnominated my country, my country, the oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unfolds like a great political thriller. Feb 05, 2016 laura poitras filming the nsa utah data repository construction in 2011. The oath is a 2010 documentary film directed by laura poitras. Laura poitras biography and filmography laura poitras movies. Laura poitras new documentary, risk, about wikileaks founder julian assange, opened in the us may 5. Laura poitras was born on february 2, 1964 in boston, massachusetts, usa.
Laura poitras is the documentary filmmaker whom edward j. Laura poitras youtubethenewyorktimes two years ago, filmmaker laura poitras knew international authorities wanted to snoop on her. It was back in 2014, while she was doing the rounds promoting. Laura poitras is a filmmaker, journalist, and artist. Poitras filmed risk over a period of years, starting shortly after wikileaks received a trove of government documents from bradley now chelsea. Her reporting on the snowden disclosures shared in the joint guardianwashington post win for the 2014 pulitzer prize for public service.
Laura poitras, academy award winning director of citizenfour, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Filmed over six years, risk is a complex and volatile character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. How laura poitras avoided being tracked by government during. This film is the product of a joint reporting project between field of vision and the intercept. Laura poitras is a filmmaker whose elegant and illuminating documentaries capture the lives and intimate experiences of families and communities largely inaccessible to the american media. Citizenfour, the third installment of her post911 trilogy, won an academy award for best documentary, along with awards from the british film academy, independent spirit awards, directors guild of america, german filmpreis, cinema eye honors, gotham awards and others.
Snowden asked to help make public classified information about domestic surveillance that. She does withhold certain key facts, and in so doing allows our interpretation of albahri to. Laura poitras wanted to make a film about wikileaks. Following an early career in experimental film, poitras turned her attention to contemporary social issues, offering insight into complex topics with a. It was back in 2014, while she was doing the rounds promoting her spellbinding edward snowden documentary citizenfour. Documentary filmmaker laura poitras, director of risk, poses in. The program, by laura poitras, new york times, august 22, 2012. The nyt feature on the oath stated that, along with my country, my country, poitras has produced two of the most searching documentaries of the. The film is the second of a trilogy, with the first being my country, my country 2006, documenting the. These days, laura poitras is known as the oscarwinning director of the ed snowden documentary citizenfour, and with it, one of the reporters. Following the story of these two men, the oath takes the viewer on a journey that leads to afghanistan, osama bin laden, guantanamo bay. In this surveillance teachin, awardwinning filmmaker laura poitras is joined by computer security expert and privacy advocate jacob appelbaum and national security agency whistleblower bill. By this point in the story, poitras has been contacted by snowden, has had a series of encrypted exchanges with him, but doesnt know who he is. At the time she was filming her oscarwinning documentary.
Osama bin laden, salim hamdan, abu jandal, troy lebane, kirsten johnson, laura poitras, laura poitras, jonathan oppenheim. The oath critical acclaim page 1 of 3 critical acclaim for the oath by laura poitras all that time laura poitras has spent in the danger zones of iraq and yemen have produced two of the most searching documentaries of the post911 era, my country, my country and the oath. Laura poitras on the crypto tools that made her snowden. Shot over six years, beginning in 2011, the film treats events during the period in which. The first time i met laura poitras was at a coffee shop in downtown manhattan. Laura poitrass closeup view of edward snowden the new.
Laura poitrass film risk is an upclose look at the wikileaks founder julian assange that has changed dramatically after disclosures in the u. She kept going, though, and finished the project, the oath, in 2010. She is a producer, known for citizenfour 2014, the oath 2010 and my country, my country 2006. Conor provenzanocourtesy of laura poitras materials from the snowden files appear in disposition matrix, a. Snowden asked to help make public classified information about domestic surveillance that he downloaded in his job as an analyst for the. It tells the crosscut tale of two men, abu jandal and salim ahmed hamdan, whose meeting launched them on juxtaposed paths with alqaeda, osama bin laden, the september 11 attacks, us military tribunals and the u. Laura poitras confused, superficial documentary about. From the director of the oscarnominated my country, my country, the oath is a spectacularly gripping. Astro noise is at the whitney museum, new york, from 5 february until 1 may. Laura poitras reflects on making the documentary citizenfour and recalls witnessing the nsa scandal unfold from edward snowdens hong kong hideout. Snowdens chronicler reveals her own life under surveillance. A topsecret handbook takes viewers on an undercover journey to titanpointe, the site of a hidden partnership. Laura poitrass closeup view of edward snowden the new yorker. That rattled around in my head from the moment the new york times broke the warrantless wiretapping story, which was in 2005.
Julian assange film by laura poitras blurs the line. Jul, 2015 poitras also directed and produced the emmynominated the oath, a 2010 documentary film about guantanamo bay prison and the interrogation of osama bin ladens former bodyguard days after 911. Poitras also directed and produced the emmynominated the oath, a 2010 documentary film about guantanamo bay prison and the interrogation of osama bin ladens former bodyguard days after 911. Conor provenzanocourtesy of laura poitras materials from the snowden files appear in.
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