Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

DirectorEditorProducerCinematographerActor Feb 2 (age 62) Boston, Massachusetts, USA 1988–2025 (37 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Laura Poitras is an Academy Award-winning American documentary film director and producer residing in Berlin. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden. while My Country, My Country received a nomination in the same category in 2007. She won the 2013 George Polk Award for "national security reporting" related to the NSA disclosures. The NSA reporting by Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Ewen Mac…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (103)

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Movies (100)

Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2025

Director

7.0
Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2025

Editor

7.0
Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2025

Producer

7.0
Flood

Flood

2025

Executive Producer

How to Have an American Baby

How to Have an American Baby

2023

Executive Producer

10.0
5 Seasons of Revolution

5 Seasons of Revolution

2023

Executive Producer

Relative

Relative

2022

Producer

7.5
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

2022

Camera Operator

7.2
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

2022

Director

7.2
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

2022

Producer

7.2
Deathtrap on the East River

Deathtrap on the East River

2021

Director

Terror Contagion

Terror Contagion

2021

Director

7.0
The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021

Director

6.5
The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021

Director of Photography

6.5
The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021

Editor

6.5
The Year of the Everlasting Storm

The Year of the Everlasting Storm

2021

Producer

6.5
Landfall

Landfall

2020

Executive Producer

Triple-Chaser

Triple-Chaser

2019

Director

Shooting the Mafia

Shooting the Mafia

2019

Executive Producer

7.3
Easter Snap

Easter Snap

2019

Executive Producer

4.0
Libre

Libre

2019

Executive Producer

5.0
Cablestreet

Cablestreet

2019

Executive Producer

Days of Black and Yellow

Days of Black and Yellow

2019

Executive Producer

The Proposal

The Proposal

2019

Executive Producer

6.0
XY Chelsea

XY Chelsea

2019

Executive Producer

5.7
Scenes from a Dry City

Scenes from a Dry City

2019

Executive Producer

Ghosts of Sugar Land

Ghosts of Sugar Land

2019

Executive Producer

5.7
The Trial

The Trial

2019

Executive Producer

The Panama Papers

The Panama Papers

2018

Executive Producer

6.7
The Earth is Humming

The Earth is Humming

2018

Executive Producer

5.5
Crooked Lines

Crooked Lines

2018

Executive Producer

In the Absence

In the Absence

2018

Executive Producer

7.8
Dancing with Le Pen

Dancing with Le Pen

2018

Executive Producer

9.0
Our New President

Our New President

2018

Executive Producer

6.5
Lasting Marks

Lasting Marks

2018

Executive Producer

6.3
Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Hale County This Morning, This Evening

2018

Executive Producer

6.0
Nuuca

Nuuca

2018

Executive Producer

7.0
Crime + Punishment

Crime + Punishment

2018

Executive Producer

7.0
Adversary

Adversary

2018

Executive Producer

Discreet Airlift

Discreet Airlift

2018

Executive Producer

Crime + Punishment

Crime + Punishment

2018

Executive Producer

Concussion Protocol

Concussion Protocol

2018

Producer

6.0
Trump's Lobby

Trump's Lobby

2017

Executive Producer

6.7
A Night at the Garden

A Night at the Garden

2017

Executive Producer

6.3
Strong Island

Strong Island

2017

Executive Producer

6.4
Picket Line

Picket Line

2017

Executive Producer

Conditioned Response

Conditioned Response

2017

Executive Producer

6.7
Risk

Risk

2017

Director

6.6
Risk

Risk

2017

Director of Photography

6.6
Risk

Risk

2017

Editor

6.6
Risk

Risk

2017

Producer

6.6
Risk

Risk

2017

Sound Recordist

6.6
Clowns

Clowns

2017

Producer

Our New President

Our New President

2017

Executive Producer

5.0
Duterte's Hell

Duterte's Hell

2017

Executive Producer

8.0
Graven Image

Graven Image

2017

Executive Producer

Gavin Grimm vs.

Gavin Grimm vs.

2017

Executive Producer

5.0
Personal Truth

Personal Truth

2017

Executive Producer

The Moderators

The Moderators

2017

Executive Producer

8.7
American Carnage

American Carnage

2017

Executive Producer

National Disintegrations

National Disintegrations

2017

Executive Producer

Speaking Is Difficult

Speaking Is Difficult

2016

Executive Producer

5.5
Concerned Student 1950

Concerned Student 1950

2016

Executive Producer

Project X

Project X

2016

Director

6.3
Relatively Free

Relatively Free

2016

Executive Producer

9.0
Like

Like

2016

Executive Producer

3.9
The Vote

The Vote

2016

Producer

The Journey

The Journey

2016

Executive Producer

Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Director

7.7
Citizenfour

Citizenfour

2014

Producer

7.7
Death of a Prisoner

Death of a Prisoner

2013

Director

4.0
Death of a Prisoner

Death of a Prisoner

2013

Director of Photography

4.0
Death of a Prisoner

Death of a Prisoner

2013

Editor

4.0
PRISM: Whistleblower

PRISM: Whistleblower

2013

Cinematography

PRISM: Whistleblower

PRISM: Whistleblower

2013

Director

PRISM: Whistleblower

PRISM: Whistleblower

2013

Editor

Keep the Lights On

Keep the Lights On

2012

Thanks

5.7
The Program

The Program

2012

Director

9.0
The Program

The Program

2012

Director of Photography

9.0
The Program

The Program

2012

Editor

9.0
O'Say Can You See 2

O'Say Can You See 2

2011

Director

O'Say Can You See 2

O'Say Can You See 2

2011

Editor

O'Say Can You See 2

O'Say Can You See 2

2011

Producer

O'Say Can You See 1

O'Say Can You See 1

2011

Director

5.0
O'Say Can You See 1

O'Say Can You See 1

2011

Director of Photography

5.0
O'Say Can You See 1

O'Say Can You See 1

2011

Editor

5.0
O'Say Can You See 1

O'Say Can You See 1

2011

Producer

5.0
The Oath

The Oath

2010

Director

7.4
The Oath

The Oath

2010

Director of Photography

7.4
The Oath

The Oath

2010

Producer

7.4
My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country

2006

Director

6.9
My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country

2006

Director of Photography

6.9
My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country

2006

Editor

6.9
My Country, My Country

My Country, My Country

2006

Producer

6.9
Flag Wars

Flag Wars

2003

Cinematography

4.1
Flag Wars

Flag Wars

2003

Director

4.1
Flag Wars

Flag Wars

2003

Producer

4.1
Flag Wars

Flag Wars

2003

Sound Recordist

4.1
Renga

Renga

1989

Director

The Rashomon Effect

The Rashomon Effect

Executive Producer