Citizenfour

In January 2013, journalist and documentarian Laura Poitras began receiving encrypted e-mails under the name of "Citizenfour," asserting the existence of illegal surveillance programs conducted by the National Security Administration. The trail took her to the Hong Kong hotel room of contractor/programmer Edward Snowden--and her as-it-happened chronicle of his public whistleblowing, and its explosive immediate aftermath, captured the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. 113 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.