The controversial documentary, taking direct aim at the Obama administration, opened to record numbers in select markets By Pamela McClintock Senior Film Writer No Superheroes Needed: ‘The Devil Wears ...

Can you remember the last time a documentary actually took your breath away? I can. It happened on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, in a theater at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The film ...

Filmmaker Laura Poitras captured the moment former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed himself as the source behind a massive document leak of classified surveillance in 2013. Two years later, ...

After providing an intimate look at Edward Snowden in her Oscar-winning documentary Citizenfour, director Laura Poitras is back, capturing another controversial figure with Risk. The Julian Assange ...

Director Laura Poitras won her second Cinema Eye prize for outstanding direction By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour dominated Wednesday night’s 8th annual ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) “Risk,” Oscar ...

“Citizenfour” director Laura Poitras will be honored with the inaugural Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award at this year’s Palm Springs International Film Festival. The award is a part of the ...

With the first two documentaries in her post–9-11 trilogy — My Country, My Country, a portrait of Iraq under American occupation, and The Oath, which focused on two Guantánamo Bay prisoners — Laura ...

Citizenfour director Laura Poitras has filed a lawsuit against the US federal government in a District of Columbia court for “Kafkaesque harassment” she says she’s endured in airports and border ...

The American Film Institute’s AFI Docs festival will pay tribute to “Citizenfour” director Laura Poitras as the festival’s Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. The award will be presented at the ...

DOC NYC will present its inaugural Robert and Anne Drew Award for Documentary Excellence to “CITIZENFOUR” director Laura Poitras, the festival announced today. Poitras will receive the award formally ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Laura Poitras became a rock star of the documentary world with 2014’s Oscar-winning “Citizenfour,” an explosive and definitive ...