Edward Snowden releases his controversial documentary which points directly to the White House. Is he a traitor or a hero? You need to decide.
Snowden’s documentary, “CITIZENFOUR,” was released today ahead of tonight’s world premiere at NYFF.Poitras was already several years into making a documentary about surveillance in the post-9/11 era when Edward Snowden reached out to her under the name “citizen four.” She, along with journalist Glenn Greenwald, flew out to Hong Kong for a series of tense encounters with the soon-to-be infamous whistleblower; the result is a film that offers a never-before-seen look into one of the most monumental moments in recent American history.
