Citizenfour

Citizenfour is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA). Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, using the name "CITIZENFOUR", in January 2013. He reached out to her because he knew she had long been a target of government surveillance, stopped at airports numerous times, and had refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high-level analyst driven to expose the massive surveillance of Americans by the NSA, Poitras persuaded him to let her film. The film not only shows you the dangers of governmental surveillance - it makes you feel them. After seeing the film, you will never think the same way about your phone, email, credit card, web browser, or profile, ever again.

Cast:
Edward Snowden
Glenn Greenwald
William Binney
Jacob Appelbaum

Director: Laura Poitras
Runtime: 120 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 2014

The screening is in collaboration with Lemesos International Documentary Festival.

Our screenings are made possible through funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture.

All our screenings are for an 18+ audience. Entrance to viewers under 18 is allowed with parental guidance.