DVD

Citizenfour / RADiUS presents in association with Participant Media ; in association with HBO Documentary Films ; in co-production with Bertha Foundation, BRITDOC Circle, Channel 4 ; in co-production with Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR, Bayerischer Rundfunk BR ; producers, Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy ; produced by Dirk Wilutzky ; directed by Laura Poitras ; a Praxis Films production.

Poitras, Laura, (film director,, film producer,, director of photography,, narrator.). Snowden, Edward J., 1983- (on-screen participant.). Greenwald, Glenn, (on-screen participant.). Binney, William, 1943- (on-screen participant.). Praxis Films, (production company.). Participant Media, (production company.). HBO Documentary Films, (production company.). Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.).

Summary:

With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes chronicle follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's encounters with whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a hotel room in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents that provide evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2015
Copyright: ©2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2014. Special features: deleted scenes; New York Times talk with Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and David Carr; Film Society of Lincoln Center Q&A with Laura Poitras and Dennis Lim; "The program", a New York Times op-doc by Laura Poitras.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Feature film -- disc 2. Special fetures.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Filmed by Laura Poitras, Kirsten Johnson, Katy Scoggin, Trevor Paglen; edited by Mathilde Bonnefoy.
Participant or Performer Note:	Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, William Binney; narrated by Laura Poitras.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, Region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language Note:	In English; optional subtitles in Spanish and optional English subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 2015 : Best documentary feature.