3 Movies Directed by Laura Poitras

Flag Wars

Flag Wars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-03-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (162 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

"Flag Wars" is a cinema verite documentary that follows the conflicts that arise when gay white professionals move into a black working-class neighborhood. Filmed over a four years in Columbus, Ohio, "Flag Wars" leads viewers on an eye-opening journey into a divided community.

The Oath

The Oath

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-01-01

Languages:

Arabic

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (491 Reviews)

Director:

Laura Poitras

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Tells the story of two men whose fateful encounter in 1996 set them on a course of events that led them to Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-02-23

Languages:

English, Portuguese, German

Countries:

USA, Germany, UK

Runtime:

114 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (20610 Reviews)

Director:

Laura Poitras

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

In January 2013, Laura Poitras started receiving anonymous encrypted e-mails from "CITIZENFOUR," who claimed to have evidence of illegal covert surveillance programs run by the NSA in collaboration with other intelligence agencies worldwide. Five months later, she and reporters Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the man who turned out to be Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her. The resulting film is history unfolding before our eyes.

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