CITIZENFOUR , Laura Poitras ’ riveting documentary about Edward Snowden ’s elbow grease to shed light source on vulgar surveillance abuse by the United States government and its partners , just advance the 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature . Tonight ’s Oscar winnings know not only the unbelievable cinematography of Poitras , but also her daring oeuvre with a high - stakes whistleblower and the news media that kvetch - started a worldwide argument about surveillance and government transparency . We suspect this award was also , as the New York Timespointed out , “ a way for Academy members to make something of a political statement , without take in to put their own reputations on the line . ”
We ’re thrilled to see Poitras take home this prestigious honour . CITIZENFOUR distill a multi - year battle against untargeted surveillance and fork out it to the earth with a compelling human interest group report . The work of Poitras , Snowden , and journalist Glenn Greenwald help shape the political course of nation across the Earth . That ’s deserving at least an Oscar .
This awarding means that more people will be no doubt be watching CITIZENFOUR , and thus read about both Snowden ’s sacrifice and the surveillance ill-usage by the United States government . For those watch over the movie for the first time , there ’s often a sense of urgency to get involved and press back against mass untargeted surveillance .
This articlefirst appeared on Electronic Frontier Foundationand republish her unde Creative Commons license .
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