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Citizenfour dir. Laura Poitras on Edward Snowden and the point of no return

Laura Poitras on her series of hotel interviews with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and why the two trusted one another in a high-stakes situation.

Filmmaker Laura Poitras joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss Citizenfour, her new documentary about former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. 

Poitras, who received a "mysterious set of emails" from Snowden long before he was a household name, details her intense series of interviews with the whistleblower in Hong Kong and Moscow as he evaded capture by U.S. authorities. 
 
The filmmaker tells Piya why the two trusted one another in this high-stakes situation, how being put on a watch list fuelled her choice to make the film, and why she centres her story on Snowden despite his request for her to focus on his revelations.
 
Click here or on the listen button above to hear the full segment (audio runs 18:03). Plus, watch the trailer for Citizenfour in the window embedded below.