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Laura Poitras

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  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Laura Poitras
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Risk (2016)
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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).
BornFebruary 2, 1964
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BornFebruary 2, 1964
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  • Won 1 Oscar

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Laura Poitras and Edward Snowden in Citizenfour (2014)
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Laura Poitras in Citizenfour (2014)
Laura Poitras, Ai Weiwei, and Jacob Appelbaum
Laura Poitras and Edward Snowden
Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden, and David Miranda
Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald

Known for

Citizenfour (2014)
Citizenfour
8.0
  • Producer
  • 2014
The Oath (2010)
The Oath
7.2
  • Producer
  • 2010
My Country, My Country (2006)
My Country, My Country
7.1
  • Producer
  • 2006

Credits

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Producer

  • Untitled
    • In Production
  • 5 Seasons of Revolution (2023)
    5 Seasons of Revolution
  • Relative (2022)
    Relative
  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
  • Terror Contagion (2021)
    Terror Contagion
  • The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)
    The Year of the Everlasting Storm
    • (segment Terror Contagion)
  • Landfall (2020)
    Landfall
  • Church and the Fourth Estate (2020)
    Church and the Fourth Estate
  • Chelsea Manning in XY Chelsea (2019)
    XY Chelsea
  • Days of Black and Yellow (2019)
    Days of Black and Yellow
  • The Art of Making Money (2019)
    The Art of Making Money
  • Ghosts of Sugar Land (2019)
    Ghosts of Sugar Land
  • Cablestreet
  • Libre (2019)
    Libre
  • Easter Snap (2019)
    Easter Snap
  • Dancing with Le Pen (2018)
    Dancing with Le Pen

Director

  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)
    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
  • Terror Contagion (2021)
    Terror Contagion
  • The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021)
    The Year of the Everlasting Storm
    • (segment Terror Contagion)
  • Project X (2016)
    Project X
  • Risk (2016)
    Risk
  • Citizenfour (2014)
    Citizenfour
  • Death of a Prisoner (2013)
    Death of a Prisoner
  • William Binney in The Program (2012)
    The Program
  • O'Say Can You See (2011)
    O'Say Can You See
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
  • The Oath (2010)
    The Oath
  • My Country, My Country (2006)
    My Country, My Country
  • Flag Wars (2003)
    Flag Wars

Cinematographer

  • Terror Contagion (2021)
    Terror Contagion
  • Risk (2016)
    Risk
  • Citizenfour (2014)
    Citizenfour
  • Edward Snowden in The Alternative Christmas Message 2013 (2013)
    The Alternative Christmas Message 2013
  • Death of a Prisoner (2013)
    Death of a Prisoner
  • William Binney in The Program (2012)
    The Program
  • O'Say Can You See (2011)
    O'Say Can You See
  • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
    P.O.V.
  • The Oath (2010)
    The Oath
  • Convention (2009)
    Convention
  • My Country, My Country (2006)
    My Country, My Country
  • Flag Wars (2003)
    Flag Wars
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos3

The Oath
Trailer 2:11
The Oath
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Trailer 1:46
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
Risk
Trailer 1:28
Risk

Personal details

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    • Praxis Films
    • February 2, 1964
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    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.
  • Quotes
    [on drama] The films that really resonate for me capture a human drama as it unfolds. Someone once asked me what drama was. Drama is this [she picks up a plastic honey container and moves it a few inches away to another spot on the table]. It's movement. It's not people talking about what they did but it is what they do and the choices they make. I'm bringing these ideas about drama, which are old ones, into these kinds of contemporary forums and finding those stories. Those principles of documentary filmmaking have been around a long time - what makes a good story? It's finding those compelling characters that are confronting some sort of conflict.[2008]

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