Special correspondent for marketplaceamerican public media david brancaccio spoke with filmmaker laura poitras and former lt. Documentary about edward snowden, former employee of the us national security agency, who revealed how the us government is illegally collecting information from virtually everyone. The oscarwinning director made her name with the edward snowden revelations. Feb 04, 2016 twists and turns that poitras has illuminated to reveal a world that would rather remain unseen. Laura poitras is a filmmaker, journalist, and artist. Mark lukenbill is the post production manager at field of vision, as well as a producer and editor of film and radio. It tells the crosscut tale of two men, abu jandal and salim ahmed hamdan, whose meeting launched them on juxtaposed paths with alqaeda, osama bin laden, the september 11 attacks, us military tribunals and the u. Following the story of these two men, the oath takes the viewer on a journey that leads to afghanistan, osama bin laden, guantanamo bay prison, fbi interrogations, and the u. Jan 27, 2016 poitras lived there for a while, in a small apartment in the middle of sanaa, the capital city, filming her 2010 documentary, the oath. The oath in the title refers to jandals initial allegiance to al qaeda and his. 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. Following my country, my country, the oath is poitras second documentary in a trilogy titled the new american century about america post 911.
Laura poitras chicago, 1964 e uma cineasta, documentarista e escritora estadunidense. Poitras is the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship, and a media arts fellowship from the rockefeller foundationtribeca film institute. She often mentions appelbaum in her book astro noise using the affectionate form jake. Jun 24, 2010 in the stunning documentary the oath, a jihadist and a scapegoat are bound by family ties to the same boss osama bin laden. Laura poitras films in 911 trilogy, at artists space the. Astro noise is at the whitney museum, new york, from 5 february until 1 may.
Laura poitras celebrity profile check out the latest laura poitras photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. His sevenyear captivity at guantanamo is narrated through his prison letters. The oath, a documentary by laura poitras, looks at. The film is about two yemeni brothersinlaw, one a lowlevel driver for osama bin laden and the other a soldier who became an alqaida member and one of bin ladens personal bodyguards. Two men who were part of the alqaeda terrorist network look back on their past with strongly mixed feelings in this documentary from director laura poitras. Shed spent much of her adult life in new york, but. Paglen, or books that have given her insight george orwells 1984. With osama bin laden, salim hamdan, abu jandal, troy lebane. Journalist john brunings book claims that the battalion suspected the doctor of being an insurgent. Shot over six years, beginning in 2011, the film treats events during the period in which.
His paranoia is infectious, and every unexpected sound makes it seem like big brother is ready to swoop in and detain him. Citizenfour, the third installment of her post911 trilogy, won an academy award for best documentary, along with awards from the british film academy. May 19, 2017 wikileaks lawyers sharply criticize laura poitras documentary risk by david walsh 19 may 2017 four lawyers for the antisecrecy organization wikileaks issued a joint statement may 17. Before the september 11, 2001 attacks on new york and washington, d. I was interviewing her on the phone about her 2010 documentary, the oath for my money the best of the year. From the beginning, the language of their correspondence was heightened. Laura poitras is an american director and producer of documentary films. Mar 29, 2010 laura poitras, the director of the oath, discusses her documentary which profiles abu jandal, the former bodyguard of osama bin laden. May 23, 2017 the american film institutes afi docs festival will pay tribute to citizenfour director laura poitras as the festivals charles guggenheim symposium honoree. The above description of the board game risk, coincidentally created by oscarwinning french documentary filmmaker albert lamorisse le vent des amoureux, speaks directly to the subject matter of oscarwinning filmmaker laura poitras new film of the same name on wikileaks founder julian assange. Brian mizer about the oath in an exclusive audio conversation.
The documentary filmmakers are among 23 fellows chosen. Executive produced by laura poitras, this documentary ramell ross is a revelatory study of african american lives published. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, inclu. Previously, mark was the documentary programs associate at the tribeca film institute and a documentary teaching artist for high school students. I saw laura poitrass julian assange movie 10 days ago. From the director of the oscarnominated my country, my country, the oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unfolds like a great political thriller. The oath is a 2010 documentary film directed by laura poitras.
Laura poitrass closeup view of edward snowden the new yorker. Citizenfour, the third installment of her post911 trilogy, won an academy award for best documentary, along with awards from the british film academy, independent spirit awards, directors guild of america, german filmpreis, cinema eye honors, gotham awards and others. May 11, 2017 laura poitras new documentary, risk, about wikileaks founder julian assange, opened in the us may 5. Afi docs to honor citizenfour director laura poitras variety. Laura poitrass whitney show and book are a glimpse into life. I purchased the documentary because it was from laura poitras and it rated well at the film festivals. 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, 911, guantanamo, and the u. Jan 16, 2015 laura poitras is the documentary filmmaker whom edward j. Even at 1 minutes theres a sense that theres more to this story than can be told, but its still a sobering look at what the american. Sprawled on an office chair beneath it, the filmmaker laura poitras stares. Moviegoers have watched this scene in innumerable thrillers, but laura poitras documentary citizenfour, which focuses on nsa whistleblower edward snowden, shows us what that sequence looks like when it transpires in real.
The oath, which had its premiere at sundance in january and is now playing at the ifc center in manhattan, again uses what ms. My country, my country, the oath detained in the us. Documentary filmmakers laura poitras and natalia almada named. Laura poitrass films include citizenfour, the oath, my country, my country, strong island. The oath 2010 laura poitras synopsis, characteristics. Filmed in yemen, the oath 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, 911, guantanamo, and the u. Osama bin laden, salim hamdan, abu jandal, troy lebane. In the stunning documentary the oath, a jihadist and a. Poitras was the first person to learn of snowdens trove of files, in early 20, and for months it remained their secret. In turn, that led to the opportunity to closely film assange. Apr 09, 2017 about a year ago, the documentary filmmaker laura poitras introduced her portrait of the wikileaks founder julian assange at the cannes film festival.
With unprecedented access, this gripping behindthescenes chronicle follows award winning director laura poitras my country, my country and journalist glenn greenwalds remarkable encounters with whistleblower edward snowden in a hotel room in hong kong, as he hands. The oath, a documentary by laura poitras, looks at foreign policy. Wikileaks documentary evolves with its subject, year after. Laura poitras, a founding editor of the intercept, won an academy award tonight for her documentary citizenfour, an inside look at edward snowden, the national security agency whistleblower. She lives in new york city 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. The oath documentary film 2017 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, 911, guantanamo.
I remember when i first typed documentary filmmaker laura poitras as one cool customer. Snowden asked to help make public classified information about domestic surveillance that he downloaded in his job as an analyst for the. A conversation with david brancaccio, laura poitras. Its the crosscut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with alqaeda, osama bin laden, 911, guantanamo and the u. Laura poitras confused, superficial documentary about. O documentario dirigido por laura poitras aborda a extensao da vigilancia. Risk, a documentary by laura poitras andrew parker may 10, 2017 5. With a name taken from edward snowden the filmmakers art show astro noise at the whitney museum, reveals the vast scale of the post911. 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.