Topic: Laura Poitras

"Skeletons" wins Edinburgh fest best new Brit film

Reuters Life! Online Report - 599 days ago
EDINBURGH (Reuters) - The dark British comedy "Skeletons," directed by Nick Whitfield, was handed the Michael Powell award for best new British feature film at the weekend close of the 11-day Edinburgh International Film Festival.The film, a sideways take on science fiction ...

In the stunning documentary The Oath, a jihadist and a scapegoat are bound by "family ties to the same boss" Osama bin Laden

Nashville Scene - 602 days ago
Over the course of the film, al-Bahri is seen leading a discussion group for young men in Yemen, talking about his time in prison, and in particular regaling all and sundry about his time with al-Qaeda and the close personal contact he ...

The Oath

Time Out New York - 652 days ago
Abu Jandal is a taxi driver in Yemen; his brother-in-law, Salim Hamdan, is a prisoner awaiting trial in Guant?namo Bay. Both men worked for Osama bin Laden-Jandal as his bodyguard, Hamdan as his driver. Due to both the rules of the ...

Bin Laden's ex-driver in the spotlight at Sundance

AFP Global Edition - 750 days ago
Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's one-time driver who spent seven years locked up at Guantanamo, is in the spotlight once again, this time in a documentary at the Sundance Film Festival.The second part of Laura Poitras's trilogy on post-September ...

Iraq War Documentaries

About.com - 1542 days ago
The ongoing War in Iraq continues to be a prime subject for documentary filmmakers. Iraq has attracted documentary filmmakers who wanted to reveal the in depth truth about the reports they were seeing on the nightly news. In My Country, My Country ...