Citizenfour /

With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes chronicle follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's 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...

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Corporate Authors:	RADiUS TWC (Firm), Bertha Foundation, BRITDOC Circle, Channel Four (Great Britain), Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Other Authors:	Poitras, Laura (Narrator, director of photography,), Snowden, Edward J., 1983- (on-screen participant.), Greenwald, Glenn (on-screen participant.), Binney, William, 1943- (on-screen participant.), Appelbaum, Jacob, 1983- (on-screen participant.), MacAskill, Ewen (on-screen participant.), Scahill, Jeremy (on-screen participant.)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English; optional subtitles in Spanish and optional SDH, English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	[Beverly Hills, Calif.] : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2015]
Subjects:	Snowden, Edward J., > 1983- Whistle blowing > United States. United States. > National Security Agency. Electronic surveillance > United States. Leaks (Disclosure of information) > United States. Domestic intelligence > United States. Computer crimes > United States. Espionage > United States. Computer crimes. Domestic intelligence. Electronic surveillance. Espionage. Leaks (Disclosure of information) Whistle blowing. United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Feature films. Nonfiction films. Political films.

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Summary:	With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes chronicle follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's 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.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: deleted scenes; New York Times talk with Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and David Carr; Film Society of Lincoln Center Q&A with Laura Poitras and Dennis Lim; "The program", a New York Times op-doc by Laura Poitras.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:	01:53:00
Format:	DVD video, region 1 ; Anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 2014 : Best documentary feature.
Production Credits:	Filmed by Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson, Katy Scoggin, Trevor Paglen; edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy.