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Laura Poitras
Birth at
2 February 1964
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Laura Poitras (Laura Poitras) is an American journalist, documentary director and producer, winner of several prestigious awards for her work, including the Oscar. She was born in Boston on February 2, 1964. In her youth, she wanted to become a chef and even worked for several years in a restaurant, but then lost interest in this business, enrolling in the Art Institute in San Francisco. Later, Laura decided to engage in film production, and her first big work in this field was the documentary “Flag
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Laura Poitras (Laura Poitras) is an American journalist, documentary director and producer, winner of several prestigious awards for her work, including the Oscar.
She was born in Boston on February 2, 1964. In her youth, she wanted to become a chef and even worked for several years in a restaurant, but then lost interest in this business, enrolling in the Art Institute in San Francisco. Later, Laura decided to engage in film production, and her first big work in this field was the documentary “Flag Wars”.
The 2006 film “My Country, My Country” about the hostilities in Iraq received an Oscar nomination.
The loudest work Poitras was the tape
"Citizenfour: Snowden's truth About NSA surveillance of citizens. The film was awarded a gold statuette of the American Film Academy.