Documentary · Germany · 2014 · 1h 53m

Citizenfour

Director

Cast

Edward Snowden as Self Glenn Greenwald as Self Laura Poitras as Self William Binney as Self Barack Obama as Self Jacob Appelbaum as Self

Crew

Katy Scoggin — Director of Photography Kirsten Johnson — Director of Photography Trevor Paglen — Director of Photography Mathilde Bonnefoy — Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy — Producer Laura Poitras — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

biography national security agency (nsa)woman director investigative journalism whistleblower surveillance state observational documentary mass surveillance fbi surveillance

Key Collaborators

Laura Poitras Director Katy Scoggin Director of Photography Kirsten Johnson Director of Photography Trevor Paglen Director of Photography Mathilde Bonnefoy Editor Mathilde Bonnefoy Producer Laura Poitras Producer Dirk Wilutzky Producer

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