Oscar Docs: Citizenfour

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 13, 2015

Laura Poitras, documentary filmmaker and director of Citizenfour, was contacted by Edward Snowden when he chose to leak classified information about the surveillance excesses of the NSA. She filmed his interactions with reporters and lawyers.

Poitras joins us for our yearly series with the documentary filmmakers whose work is nominated for an Academy Award. 

"Citizenfour" debuts Monday, Feb. 23 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), on HBO.

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