Laura Poitras is a renowned American documentary filmmaker and journalist, widely recognized for her investigative and politically engaged cinema, often focusing on surveillance, national security, and civil rights.

Her most famous work is *Citizenfour* (2014), which documents Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA surveillance and won her an Oscar for Best Documentary.

Previously, she directed a post-9/11 trilogy, including *My Country, My Country* (2006), about the US occupation of Iraq, and *The Oath* (2010), about Guantanamo detainee Abu Jandal.

His style is direct and immersive, characterized by a journalistic approach that explores the complex relationships between power, whistleblowers, and individual freedoms. Other notable works include *Risk* (2016), about Julian Assange.