Can you remember the last time a documentary actually took your breath away? I can. It happened on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in a theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The film ...

After providing an intimate look at Edward Snowden in her Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour, director Laura Poitras is back, capturing another controversial figure with Risk. The Julian Assange ...

Known for her films My Country, My Country (2006), The Oath (2010), and this year’s Citizenfour, Academy Award-nominated director and producer Laura Poitras doesn’t stray from politically charged ...

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news stories and critical pieces to you. 1. “Citizenfour” for Best Picture. The Edward Snowden documentary “Citizenfour” seems like a near certain bet for a Best Documentary nomination at the Oscars, ...

“Citizenfour” director Laura Poitras will be honored with the inaugural Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award is a part of the ...

Arriving to nearly unanimous praise at New York Film Festival this weekend was a late addition, director Laura Poitras‘ documentary Citizenfour. With rare, intimate access to NSA whistleblower Edward ...

With the first two documentaries in her post–9-11 trilogy — My Country, My Country, a portrait of Iraq under American occupation, and The Oath, which focused on two Guantánamo Bay prisoners — Laura ...

Laura Poitras became a rock star of the documentary world with 2014’s Oscar-winning “Citizenfour,” an explosive and definitive account of the Edward Snowden story that brought Poitras’ investigative ...