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Laura Poitras
Born February 2, 1964 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA (age 62)
Laura Poitras is an Academy Award-winning American documentary film director and producer residing in Berlin. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2014 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 securit…
Known For
Cover-Up · 2025Cover-Up
★ 7.22025
MovieDocumentaryHistory
He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.
Citizenfour · 2014Citizenfour
★ 7.72014
MovieDocumentary
In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden. She brought her camera with her.
Strong Island · 2017Strong Island
★ 6.32017
MovieDocumentary
Examining the violent death of the filmmaker’s brother and the judicial system that allowed his killer to go free, this documentary interrogates murderous fear and racialized perception, and re-imagines the wreckage in catastrophe’s wake, challenging us to change.
Ghosts of Sugar Land · 2019Ghosts of Sugar Land
★ 5.52019
MovieDocumentary
Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed · 2022All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
★ 7.12022
MovieDocumentary
The life of internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin is told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, ground-breaking photography, and rare footage of her personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
My Country, My Country · 2006My Country, My Country
★ 6.92006
MovieDocumentary
The director follows a Sunni Arab doctor as he prepares to run for the early 2005 elections in Iraq.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm · 2021The Year of the Everlasting Storm
★ 6.42021
MovieDramaMystery
Featuring seven stories from seven auteurs from around the world, the film chronicles this unprecedented moment in time, and is a true love letter to the power of cinema and its storytellers.
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My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile · 2026My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile
2026
MovieDocumentary
A group of Russian independent journalists flee the country and navigate life in exile after the invasion of Ukraine, focusing on their dispersed lives and ongoing struggle for truth across different nations. While Part I documented their lives in Moscow facing mounting pressure from the Putin regime, Part II chronicles their forced displacement and new realities in various countries, continuing their mission against authoritarianism.
