Citizenfour / RADiUS presents in association with Participant Media ; in association with HBO Documentary Films ; in co-production with Bertha Foundation, BRITDOC Circle, Channel 4 ; in co-production with Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR, Bayerischer Rundfunk BR ; producers, Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy ; produced by Dirk Wilutzky ; directed by Laura Poitras ; a Praxis Films production.

Poitras, Laura, (film director,, film producer,, director of photography,, narrator.). Bonnefoy, Mathilde, (film producer,, editor of moving image work.). Wilutzky, Dirk, (film producer.). Snowden, Edward J., 1983- (on-screen participant.). Greenwald, Glenn, (on-screen participant.). Binney, William, 1943- (on-screen participant.). Appelbaum, Jacob, 1983- (on-screen participant.). MacAskill, Ewen, (on-screen participant.). Scahill, Jeremy, (on-screen participant.). Praxis Films, (production company.). Participant Media, (production company.). HBO Documentary Films, (production company.). Bertha Foundation, (production company.). BRITDOC Foundation, (production company.). Channel Four (Great Britain), (production company.). Norddeutscher Rundfunk, (production company.). Bayerischer Rundfunk, (production company.). RADiUS TWC (Firm), (film distributor.). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes chronicle follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's encounters with whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a hotel room in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents that provide evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA.

Item details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014. Credits from container. Special features: deleted scenes; New York Times talk with Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and David Carr; Film Society of Lincoln Center Q&A with Laura Poitras and Dennis Lim; "The program", a New York Times op-doc by Laura Poitras. Third film in the 9/11 trilogy, preceded by My Country, My Country (2006) and The Oath (2010).
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special features.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Filmed by Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson, Katy Scoggin, Trevor Paglen ; edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Laura Poitras ; participants: Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum, Ewen MacAskill, Jeremy Scahill, M. Margaret McKeown, Kevin Bankston, Harry Pregerson, H. Thomas Byron, Michael Daly Hawkins, Jonathan Man, Robert Tibbo, José Casado, Roberto Kaz, Julian Borger, Paul Johnson, Nick Hopkins, Julian Assange, Marcel Bosonnet, Wolfgang Kaleck, Ben Wizner, William Bourdon, Gonzalo Boye, Carsten Gericke, David Miranda, Ladar Levison, Marcel Rosenbach, Rainer Staudhammer, Lindsay Mills.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	English; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2014 : Best documentary feature.