Laura Poitras Movies

  • 1989
    Renga

    Renga

    Renga

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    “Renga is a linked-verse form of Japanese poetry that, though still practiced today, reached its peak between the 13th and 16th centuries....

    Renga
  • 2012
    The Program

    The Program

    The Program

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    Filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is...

    The Program
  • 2016
    The Vote

    The Vote

    The Vote

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    Strict military rule and international sanctions kept Myanmar sealed off from the world for decades. The Vote observes residents of the bustling city...

    The Vote
  • 2017
    Personal Truth

    Personal Truth

    Personal Truth

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    Inspired by Pizzagate, the director re-examines a conspiracy from his youth and uncorks a sometimes funny, sometimes serious meditation on skepticism.

    Personal Truth
  • 2018
    Lasting Marks

    Lasting Marks

    Lasting Marks

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    The story of sixteen men put on trial for sadomasochism in the dying days of Thatcher's Britain was told by the police, the prosecution and the...

    Lasting Marks
  • 2017
    Duterte's Hell

    Duterte's Hell

    Duterte's Hell

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    Since taking office last June, President Rodrigo Duterte has been waging a deadly anti-drug campaign. In the past year, police and vigilantes have...

    Duterte's Hell
  • 2018
    Adversary

    Adversary

    Adversary

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    Carl Paladino is a Trump-supporting real estate magnate with a history of making racist remarks. In 2016, he faced opposition for re-election to the...

    Adversary
  • 2019
    Scenes from a Dry City

    Scenes from a Dry City

    Scenes from a Dry City

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    Gripped by a fear of drought, 'SCENES FROM A DRY CITY' uses the lens of water to reveal cracks in Cape Town's complex social fabric.

    Scenes from a Dry City
  • 2018
    Crooked Lines

    Crooked Lines

    Crooked Lines

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    Meet two women fighting against race-based gerrymandering in North Carolina: Val Applewhite, a plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court case, and Moon...

    Crooked Lines
  • 2013
    PRISM: Whistleblower

    PRISM: Whistleblower

    PRISM: Whistleblower

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    The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended...

    PRISM: Whistleblower
  • 2017
    The Moderators

    The Moderators

    The Moderators

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    In an office in India, a cadre of Internet moderators ensures that social media sites are not taken over by bots, scammers, and pornographers. The...

    The Moderators
  • 2017
    Clowns

    Clowns

    Clowns

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    The Great Clown Panic of 2016 wasn’t about clowns. It was about you.

    Clowns
  • 2017
    Picket Line

    Picket Line

    Picket Line

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    One week before Donald Trump was elected, 700 workers—many of whom were Trump supporters—walked out of the Momentive chemical plant in...

    Picket Line
  • 2011
    O'Say Can You See 2

    O'Say Can You See 2

    O'Say Can You See 2

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    This is the second channel of Laura Poitras’s double video installation. It is comprised of United States military footage of interrogations,...

    O'Say Can You See 2
  • 1970
    The Rashomon Effect

    The Rashomon Effect

    The Rashomon Effect

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    What happened when unarmed Black teen Michael Brown was fatally shot by White police officer Darren Wilson?

    The Rashomon Effect
  • 2017
    American Carnage

    American Carnage

    American Carnage

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    See how alt-right icon Steve Bannon’s years as a documentary filmmaker catapulted him to Breitbart News and the Trump White House.

    American Carnage
  • 2017
    National Disintegrations

    National Disintegrations

    National Disintegrations

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    In his latest film, Braden King ponders the Geneva Freeport, a warehouse complex in Switzerland that is said to house over 1 million works of art. A...

    National Disintegrations
  • 2019
    Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

    Triple-Chaser

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    When US border agents fired tear gas grenades at civilians in November 2018, photographs showed that many of those grenades were manufactured by the...

    Triple-Chaser
  • 2019
    Days of Black and Yellow

    Days of Black and Yellow

    Days of Black and Yellow

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    New York cab and black car drivers are facing economic and emotional hardship in a city dominated by ride-share apps. As these long standing...

    Days of Black and Yellow
  • 2003
    Flag Wars

    Flag Wars

    Flag Wars

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    Filmed over four years, this documentary focuses on the impacts of gentrification as gay white professionals move into a largely black working-class...

    Flag Wars