Risk
Synopsis
The Oscar-winning director of Citizenfour turns her camera on another controversial figure, WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, in this immersive documentary, which continues Poitras’ courageous examination of voices who question authority in an era of ever-increasing surveillance and state secrecy.
Director
Laura Poitras is a filmmaker, journalist and artist. Citizenfour, the third part of her post-9/11 trilogy, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Astro Noise, her first solo exhibition was recently shown at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, featuring immersive installations and new work. Her reporting on NSA mass surveillance based on Edward Snowden’s disclosures shared in a 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
Julian Assange
Sarah Harrison
Image
Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson
Editing
Melody London
Production
Praxis Films, Inc.
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Coproduction
Praxis Films Berlin GmbH (Allemagne)
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Presse / Publicist
France
Martin Marquet
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U.S.A.
Ryan Werner
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Internationale
Claudia Tomassini
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Press release
EXTRAITS
“Risk est un objet passionnant” – Libération
“Laura Poitras, sur écoute, à l’écoute” – Le Monde
“Un portrait fascinant de Julian Assange et de WikiLeaks” – Première
“An insightful portrait” – The Hollywood Reporter
” A tense and elegant atmosphere of a John le Carré spy novel” – Indiewire
“Electrifying moments”- The Guardian
“The Wikileaks process from the inside.” – Los Angeles Time
“(Laura Poitras) shoots Assange and co as if they’re the stars of a conspiracy thriller” – Telegraph
Laura Poitras interview – Screen Daily