Laura Poitras Movies

  • 2023
    5 Seasons of Revolution

    5 Seasons of Revolution

    5 Seasons of Revolution

    02023HD

    Lina’s plan was simple. She wanted to become a camerawoman. She liked filming details of life and people around her, mainly during a bright...

    5 Seasons of Revolution
  • 2017
    Picket Line

    Picket Line

    Picket Line

    02017HD

    One week before Donald Trump was elected, 700 workers—many of whom were Trump supporters—walked out of the Momentive chemical plant in...

    Picket Line
  • 2019
    Scenes from a Dry City

    Scenes from a Dry City

    Scenes from a Dry City

    02019HD

    Gripped by a fear of drought, 'SCENES FROM A DRY CITY' uses the lens of water to reveal cracks in Cape Town's complex social fabric.

    Scenes from a Dry City
  • 2016
    Like

    Like

    Like

    3.92016HD

    In our current world, where worth is often gauged by online popularity, an economy has developed for paying for followers and likes. Through access...

    Like
  • 2017
    The Moderators

    The Moderators

    The Moderators

    8.72017HD

    In an office in India, a cadre of Internet moderators ensures that social media sites are not taken over by bots, scammers, and pornographers. The...

    The Moderators
  • 2019
    Ghosts of Sugar Land

    Ghosts of Sugar Land

    Ghosts of Sugar Land

    5.72019HD

    Shocked when their friend embraces extremism, a group of Muslim Americans in Texas recount their time with him and theories about his fate.

    Ghosts of Sugar Land
  • 2018
    Crooked Lines

    Crooked Lines

    Crooked Lines

    02018HD

    Meet two women fighting against race-based gerrymandering in North Carolina: Val Applewhite, a plaintiff in a landmark Supreme Court case, and Moon...

    Crooked Lines
  • 2019
    XY Chelsea

    XY Chelsea

    XY Chelsea

    5.92019HD

    The historic story of whistleblower Chelsea Manning. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes verité with...

    XY Chelsea
  • 2017
    Graven Image

    Graven Image

    Graven Image

    02017HD

    Using over 100 years of archival footage, director Sierra Pettengill explores the history of the largest Confederate monument, Georgia’s Stone...

    Graven Image
  • 2025
    Flood

    Flood

    Flood

    02025HD

    A filmmaker revisits her evangelical roots to find connection with her estranged father.

    Flood
  • 2020
    Landfall

    Landfall

    Landfall

    02020HD

    Hurricane María abated, the news crews packed up and left Puerto Rico, and the interest of the international community turned elsewhere. What...

    Landfall
  • 2018
    Adversary

    Adversary

    Adversary

    02018HD

    Carl Paladino is a Trump-supporting real estate magnate with a history of making racist remarks. In 2016, he faced opposition for re-election to the...

    Adversary
  • 1970
    Flood

    Flood

    Flood

    01970HD

    For her first feature, Katy Scoggin returns to her childhood home to strengthen her bond with her religious father. He has devoted much of his life...

    Flood