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Laura Poitras
December 20, 2022
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Lidija Haas
The Art of Fighting the Sacklers
“All The Beauty And The Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras’s documentary about Nan Goldin, is part portrait of the artist, part exposé.
May 5, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Julian Assange’s God Complex
"RISK," a new documentary from Laura Poitras, follows the WikiLeaks founder for six tumultuous years.
April 20, 2017
Jo Livingstone
The Hidden Lives of Facebook Porn Scrubbers
A new documentary takes us inside an industry that has farmed out the psychological trauma of cleaning up the internet.
March 1, 2016
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Jeffrey Kastner
This Museum Is Being Watched
At the Whitney, filmmaker Laura Poitras transforms evidence into art.
September 30, 2015
Kyle Chayka
Laura Poitras Is Creating a Magnum for Digital Documentarians
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