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Laura Poitras (/ ˈ p ɔɪ t r ə s /; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films.. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden, while My Country, My Country received a nomination in the same category in 2007. She won the 2013 George Polk Award for national security reporting related to the NSA disclosures. The NSA reporting by Poitras, Glenn ...
Laura Poitras. Producer: Citizenfour. Laura Poitras was born on 2 February 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is a producer and director, known for Citizenfour (2014), The Oath (2010) and My Country, My Country (2006).
Sep 10, 2022 · “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” directed by Laura Poitras, was awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday by a competition jury led by ...
Laura Poitras had a romantic relationship with computer security researcher, activist, and journalist Jacob Appelbaum, after the filming phase was over for her documentary film project about WikiLeaks which resulted in the feature Risk (2016).She often mentions Appelbaum in her book "Astro Noise" using the affectionate form 'Jake'. The opening photo in "Astro Noise" shows Poitras stretched out on a daybed in the sunlight and is credited to Appelbaum.
Dec 3, 2022 · NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with director Laura Poitras about her new documentary, "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed," a chronicle of photographer Nan Goldin's activism in the opioid epidemic.
Dec 8, 2022 · "I was a pretty avid documentary film watcher, but it never occurred to me that I would make documentaries until I actually started doing it," says the filmmaker Laura Poitras.In her younger years, "I saw a lot of movies, and a lot of them were the early observational films.
Dec 30, 2022 · Individuals confronting the might of powerful institutions. That thematic focus unites much of the work of documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras.. The Oath, from 2010, revolved around two men ...
Jan 13, 2023 · Laura Poitras is perhaps best known for investigative films that have laid bare U.S. government surveillance and military tactics in the aftermath of 9/11.
Sep 10, 2022 · All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Laura Poitras’ epic documentary about photographer Nan Goldin and her activism against the Sackler family and their art connections, has been awarded the Golden ...
Nov 16, 2022 · The artist Nan Goldin didn’t think she was worthy enough for the director Laura Poitras to make a documentary about her. Poitras had won an Academy Award in 2015 for “Citizenfour,” about ...
