By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Laura poitras confused, superficial documentary about julian assange and wikileaks by david walsh and joanne laurier 11 may 2017 laura poitras new documentary, risk. Peripatetic filmmaker laura poitras never imagined that risk, her followup to the demanding oscarwinning edward snowden documentary. Documentary film written and directed by laura poitras about the wikileaks founder julian assange. Laura poitras wants to make one thing absolutely clear.
Julian assange helps laura poitras tell his complicated story in the revelatory documentary risk the oscarwinning director crafts an unsettling portrait of wikileaks and its founder. But the biggest switch is the addition of poitras voice, via periodic readings from her. Every time julian assange appears in laura poitras s new documentary, risk, theres a distinct impression of his quiet thrill at being on camera. We can close the door, says julian assange at the beginning and the end of risk, laura poitras longgestating and capital i important documentary about the wikileaks founder and international. A survival guide for living under total surveillance. Filmed over six years, risk is a complex and volatile character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath. Laura poitras, academy awardwinning director of citizenfour, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Risk is a 2016 american documentary film written and directed by laura poitras about the. Watch a trailer for risk, laura poitras s julian assange documentary. Theres a smoking gun in risk, laura poitras scrappy, tossedtogether documentary about hanging out with julian assange, although it has nothing to do with leaked documents or scurri.
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Risk, laura poitras s new documentary, was first shown at the cannes film festival last may and has been updated since then. On april 9, 2017, showtime released a trailer for the film, executive produced by sam esmail and set to be released in the summer. Even so, it feels unfinished in a way that is at once. What the laura poitras documentary risk says about. She lives in new york city poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 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. Risk is a 2016 american documentary film written and directed by laura poitras about the wikileaks founder julian assange.
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In turn, that led to the opportunity to closely film assange. In response, the films producers wrote an oped saying wikileaks was attempting to censor the film. Director laura poitras and producer brenda coughlin discuss their documentary risk after the north american premiere at closing night art of the real festival. Laura poitras, academy award winning director of citizenfour, returns with her most personal and intimate film to date. Official movie site for risk, a film by the academyaward winning filmmaker of citizenfour laura poitras. Jacob appelbaum laura poitras julian assange sarah harrison lady gaga.
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