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Citizenfour

Binney, William, 1943- (on-screen presenter.). Greenwald, Glenn, (on-screen presenter.). Poitras, Laura, (film director,, film producer,, cinematographer,, narrator.). Snowden, Edward J 1983- (on-screen presenter.). RADiUS TWC (Firm), (publisher.). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary: With unprecedented access, this gripping behind-the-scenes chronicle follows award winning director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's remarkable encounters with whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a hotel room in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents that provide evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA.

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  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (113 min.) : digital, sound, color
    remote
  • Publisher: [United States] : RADiUS TWC, [2015]
  • Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Filmed by Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson, Katy Scoggin, Trevor Paglen; edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy.
Participant or Performer Note: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney; narrated by Laura Poitras.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: R; for language.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
French language version also available.
System Details Note:
Content available as a streaming video.
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 2015 : Best documentary feature
Source of Description Note:
Title from distributor's web site (viewed May 18, 2017).
Subject: Snowden, Edward J -- 1983-
United States. -- National Security Agency.
Computer crimes -- United States
Domestic intelligence -- United States
Electronic surveillance -- United States
Espionage -- United States
Leaks (Disclosure of information) -- United States
Whistle blowing -- United States
Genre: Documentary films.
Political films.

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