Director: Laura Poitras

Keywords: Documentary, Biography

Political documentary examines the controversial life and times of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden through the eyes of filmmaker Laura Poitras.

ABSTRACT
January 2013: An anonymous source nicknamed "CITIZENFOUR" begins sending encrypted messages to documentarian Laura Poitras, their missives detailing NSA-backed American surveillance programs going well beyond the general public's knowledge. Intrigued by the seemingly credible transmissions and well aware of their far-reaching consequences if true, Poitras ships off to Hong Kong with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Ewen MacAskill to conduct a series of interviews with "CITIZENFOUR", now known as infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden. Citizenfour is Poitras' firsthand account of one of the most explosive scoops in the history of investigative journalism.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Julian Assange	Hacker	3-Jul-1971		Founder of Wikileaks
Glenn Greenwald	Blogger	6-Mar-1967		Political blogger
Laura Poitras	Film Director	2-Feb-1964		My Country, My Country
Jeremy Scahill	Journalist	18-Oct-1974		Democracy Now!
Edward Snowden	Activist	21-Jun-1983		NSA Whistleblower

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