TRAILER: Citizenfour

Laura Poitras’ documentary about Edward Snowden. Out October 24th.

THE GUARDIAN: Poitras, the first journalist contacted by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, mirrors her topic. She rarely appears on news programs or chat shows. She is a mysterious character in her own movie, heard more than she is seen. But surreptitiously, Poitras has been a commander of a stream of disclosures for 16 months that have forced the NSA into a new and infamous era. Citizenfour demonstrates to the public the prowess that those of us who have worked with her on the NSA stories encountered. Her movie, the culmination of a post-9/11 trilogy that spans a dark horizon from Iraq to Guantánamo, is a triumph of journalism and a triumph for journalism. MORE

RELATED: Poitras told the AP she was editing the film in Berlin because she feared her source material would be seized by the government inside the U.S.[33]