Screening of Citizenfour

You are invited to watch Citizenfour, premiere in Lebanon at Ashkal Alwan.

Citizenfour is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn
Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden, a high-level analyst, in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).

It is noteworthy that these leaks are considered the largest in the history of the United States, US officials earlier estimated that documents the size of approximately about 1.7 million document, and contributed to such leaks in the bombing of an international controversy expanded continuously to the present day in the national security and counter-terrorism and privacy issues, as well as re-restructuring legislation related to international and regional laws.

– Citizenfour has won the Oscar for best documentary,Duration :114 min. Trailer: https://citizenfourfilm.com/trailer
– The movie will be followed by an open discussion
– Be sure to arrive 15 minutes ahead