Laura Poitras
Laura Poitras is an American documentary filmmaker and journalist known for her work covering issues related to war, surveillance, and civil liberties. She gained international attention for her role in the Edward Snowden revelations, where she collaborated with journalists from The Guardian to expose the NSA's mass surveillance programs. Her documentary 'Citizenfour,' which chronicles her meetings with Snowden, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2015. Poitras is recognized for her commitment to investigative journalism and her fearless approach to unveiling government secrets.
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Laura Poitras is a documentary filmmaker who described the FBI raid as an 'outrageous escalation' against journalists.
Los periodistas se enfrentan a una nueva realidad en sus reportajes tras una redada del FBI
Guatemala· 2026-01-16
Laura Poitras is the Oscar-winning director who created a documentary portrait of Seymour Hersh.
Kritik zur Seymour-Hersh-Dokumentation auf Netflix
Switzerland· 2026-01-13
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus shape the film around Hersh’s voice and body of work.
Outstanding portrait of Seymour Hersh’s half-century of investigative journalism – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-25
Laura Poitras is the director of the documentary 'Seymour Hersh: In Search of Truth'.
Documentário revisita trajetória de Seymour Hersh, jornalista que confrontou o poder nos EUA
Brazil· 2025-12-21
Laura Poitras directed a documentary about journalist Seymour Hersh.
Οδηγός επιβίωσης για τις 31ες Νύχτες Πρεμιέρας
Greece· 2025-09-25
Laura Poitras is one of the filmmakers whose work will be featured at Doclisboa 2025.
O Doclisboa 2025 está a chegar para abrir ecrãs ao mundo | Cinema
Portugal· 2025-09-25
Laura Poitras directed a documentary about Seymour Hersh's life.
Opinioni | Verità enormi e dissonanza
Italy· 2025-08-31
Laura Poitras directed 'Cover-Up'.
Julia Roberts debutará en la Mostra de Venecia
Honduras· 2025-07-23
Laura Poitras's film 'La belleza y el dolor' attracted very few viewers despite its accolades.
Ver una película para pasarlo mal: el fenómeno de ‘Sirat’ y el “cine de la crueldad” | ICON
Spain· 2025-06-13
Laura Poitras collaborated with Edward Snowden to reveal the NSA's mass surveillance practices.
El periodismo de investigación frente al secreto oficial
Dominican Republic· 2025-03-25
