Oscarwinning filmmaker laura poitras will show her new series asylum, focusing on the wikileaks cofounder, accompanied by other short work published. I purchased the documentary because it was from laura poitras and it rated well at the film festivals. The oath official full documentary trailer in hd poitras. From the director of the oscarnominated my country, my country, the oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unfolds like a great political thriller. In the oath 2010, filmed in yemen and guantanamo bay, poitras contrasts the stories of abu. Famous artists swap iphone photosand creativity ensues. Though thoroughly reflective of the highly charged political atmosphere inhabited by its subjects, the film is essentially a family drama about two men whose fateful. Rent laura poitras movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Following an early career in experimental film, poitras turned her attention to contemporary social issues, offering insight into complex topics with a. The story of wikileaks editorinchief julian assange as seen by documentary filmmaker laura poitras. Coinciding with the worldwide release of laura poitras widely.
The oath filmmaker laura poitras talks about being a woman filmmaker in yemen, how she communicated with abu jandal and more. The work also includes footage from creech air force base in nevada, where the military tests and flies drones. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. The program, by laura poitras, new york times, august 22, 2012. The oath is a 2010 documentary film directed by laura poitras. Laura poitras, director of the oath, discusses her documentary which follows osama bin ladens former bodyguard and former driver who was captured and sent to guantanamo bay prison. Special correspondent for marketplaceamerican public media david brancaccio spoke with filmmaker laura poitras and former lt. 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.
The nyt feature on the oath stated that, along with my country, my country, poitras has produced two of the most searching documentaries of the post911 era, ontheground chronicles that. The oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller. Interviews about jihad with abu jandal by laura poitras for her film the oath. With julian assange, sarah harrison, jacob appelbaum, joseph farrell.
Abu jandal is free he drives a taxi in yemen and his story slowly. Filmmaker laura poitras held, questioned some 40 times at us airports, democracynow, april 20, 2012. Poitras pulls off a brilliant balancing act as she doles out information over the course of the oath. There were two teams i worked in yemen and did camerasound.
The film is the second of a trilogy, with the first being my country, my country 2006, documenting the. I thought i could ignore the contradictions, laura poitras wrote in her production journal while filming the movie that became risk. Poitras covered the snowden leaks and i was hoping for. Laura poitras was nominated for an academy award, an independent spirit award, and an emmy award for my country, my country 2006, a documentary.
Laura poitras, puzzling over a jihadis journey the filmmakers documentary the oath tells the story of two men who both worked for osama bin laden and then wound up in incredibly different spots. She kept going, though, and finished the project, the oath, in 2010. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping. My country and the oath as well as three short films the program, death of a. With a new solo art exhibition about mass surveillance, and a. A different man emerges after an oath of jihad npr. Delve deeper into the oath a film by laura poitras this multimedia resource list, compiled by gina blume of the monroe township public library, provides a range of perspectives on the issues raised by the upcoming p. Laura poitras was born on february 2, 1964 in boston, massachusetts, usa. Filmmaker laura poitras has made several excellent documentaries, but i think this is her masterpiece. Her film citizenfour won an oscar for best documentary, as well as awards from bafta, independent spirit awards, and the directors guild of america. Following the story of these two men, the oath takes the viewer on a journey that leads to afghanistan, osama bin laden, guantanamo bay prison, fbi interrogations, and the u. Abu jandal has many things he needs to do to survive, which i think explains some of the contradictions. She is a producer, known for citizenfour 2014, the oath 2010 and my country, my country 2006. Laura poitras gut wrenching documentary details the tumultuous life of abu jandal, a taxi driver in sanaa, yemen.
Laura poitrass whitney exhibition is her most damning indictment of nsa surveillance to date. Laura poitras is a filmmaker whose elegant and illuminating documentaries capture the lives and. Laura poitras is a filmmaker whose elegant and illuminating documentaries capture the lives and intimate experiences of families and communities largely inaccessible to the american media. I tend to work alone in the field it allows me to be patient. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Shot over six years, beginning in 2011, the film treats events during the period in which. Laura poitras is an american documentary filmmaker. The oath by misery index, released 27 may 2014 includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. The oath the 2010 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. It tells the crosscut tale of two men, abu jandal and salim ahmed hamdan, whose meeting launched them on juxtaposed paths with alqaeda, osama bin laden, the september 11 attacks, us military tribunals and the u. The film is the second of a trilogy, with the first being my country, my country. Directed by laura poitras, the oath unfolds via a narrative rife with plot reversals and betrayals that ultimately leads to osama bin laden, 911, guantanamo and the u. Laura poitrass installation, bed down location, 2016, is a projection of the night skies over yemen, somalia, and pakistancountries where the u.
Laura poitras new documentary, risk, about wikileaks founder julian assange, opened in the us may 5. The filmmaker laura poitras profiles william binney, a 32year veteran of the national security agency who helped design a topsecret program he says is. Every time julian assange appears in laura poitrass new documentary, risk, theres a distinct impression of his quiet thrill at being. In the oath, poitras poignantly, quietly questions her. Citizenfour, the third installment of her post911 trilogy, won an academy award for best documentary. A conversation with david brancaccio, laura poitras.
Poitras is the recipient of a guggenheim fellowship and a media arts fellowship from the rockefeller foundationtribeca film institute. For the exhibition, artist, filmmaker, and journalist laura poitras has created an interrelated series of installations in the museums eighthfloor galleries. The oath is the second documentary in a trilogy i am working on about america post 911, poitras continues. The second film, the oath, was nominated for two emmys. Laura poitras is a filmmaker, journalist, and artist. Laura poitrass closeup view of edward snowden the new. But i do think he is burdened by a kind of guilt around the question of his oath. Interviews about jihad with abu jandal by laura poitras. Shes captured intimate and candid moments and skillfully edited them to portray the intelligence, complexity and humanity of a former jihadist, and his familys plight. A rare look inside the world of iraqis living under u. His sevenyear captivity at guantanamo is narrated through his prison letters.
The national security agency nsa whistleblower contacted poitras anonymously in 20 impressed by the two documentaries she had made about the post911 world, the oath and my country, my country. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the laura poitrasdirected. The first film, my country, my country, tells the story of the u. She has attended the sundance institutes documentary edit and story lab as both a fellow and creative advisor. Its the crosscut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with alqaeda, osama bin laden, 911, guantanamo and the u. Citizenfour, the third installment of her post911 trilogy, won an academy award for best documentary, along with awards from the british film academy, independent spirit awards, directors guild of america, german filmpreis, cinema eye honors, gotham awards and others. Tell us about the oath in your own words laura poitras. I saw laura poitrass julian assange movie 10 days ago. The primary story is about abu jandal, who was osama bin ladens bodyguard. The first film in her post911 trilogy, my country, my country, was nominated for an oscar. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2014 academy award for best.
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