RESISTANCE CINEMA
Presents
Winner Academy Award - Best Documentary Feature 2014
“CITIZEN FOUR”
Praxis Films, Particpant Media, Produced by LAURA POITRAS, MATHILDE BONNEFOY, DIRK WILUTZKY, Directed by LAURA POITRAS, Starring EDWARD SNOWDEN, GLENN GREENWALD, EWEN MACASKILL, WILLIAM BINNEY (2014, 114 min)
WHEN: Sunday June 14, 2015 1:15pm
WHERE: Community Church NY Gallery Room 28 East 35th St. btwn Park & Madison Aves.
ADMISSION: Free, donations appreciated
In January 2013, Laura Poitras received an encrypted e-mail from a stranger who called himself Citizen Four. In June 2013, accompanied by investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald and The Guardian intelligence reporter Ewen MacAskill, she went to Hong Kong with her camera for the first meeting with the stranger, who identified himself as Edward Snowden.
WINNER
Academy Award - Best Documentary Feature 2014
Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Documentary Feature Film, Female Icon of the Year
American Cinema Editors - Best Edited Documentary Feature (Mathilde Bonnefoy)
Austin Film Critics Association – Best Documentary
BAFTA Awards – Best Documentary
Boston Society of Film Critics – Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Honors Awards - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature, in Direction, in Editing & in Production
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary
Denver Film Critics Society - Best Documentary Film
Detroit Film Critics Society – Best Documentary
Directors Guild Award – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Gotham Independent Film Awards – Best Documentary
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival - Best Documentary Film
Houston Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Independent Spirit Awards – Best Documentary
International Documentary Association – Best Feature
Iowa Film Critics Awards - Best Documentary
Kansas City Film Critics Circle – Best Documentary
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
London Critics Circle Film Awards - Documentary of the Year
Los Angles Film Critics Association – Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
New York Film Critics Circle – Best Non-Fiction Film (Documentary)
National Society of Film Critics Awards - Best Non-Fiction Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival - Filmmakers Who Make a Difference Award
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
San Francisco Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Outstanding Director Award
Satellite Awards – Best Documentary Film
St. Louis Film Critics Association – Best Documentary Feature Film
Utah Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary Feature Film
Village Voice Film Poll - Best Documentary Feature Film
Women Film Critics Circle Awards - Courage in Filmmaking Award & Best Documentary by or About Women
NOMINEE
Alliance of Women Film Journalists - Best Woman Director
Awards Circuit Community Awards - Best Documentary Feature (2nd Place)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary Feature
Central Ohio Film Critics Association - Best Documentary (2nd Place)
CPH:DOX Award - Laura Poitras
CPH:DOX Politiken's Audience Award - Laura Poitras
Chicago Film Critics Association – Best Documentary
Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize - Laura Poitras
Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Documentary (2nd Place)
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association - Documentary of the Year
Georgia Film Critics Association - Best Documentary
International Cinephile Society Awards - Best Documentary
Motion Picture Sound Editors, Golden Reel Award - Best Sound Editing - Feature Documentary
Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Documentary
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards – Best Documentary
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards - Best Documentary (2nd Place)
Vancouver Film Critics Circle - Best Documentary
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards – Best Documentary
2014 TOP 10 LISTS
Vanity Fair – The 10 Best Movies of 2014 (#4)
The Daily Beast – 20 Most Overlooked Movies of 2014
Metacritic – Best of 2014: Film Critic Top Ten Lists
Time – The Ten Best Movies of 2014 (#8)
Bustle – The 26 Best Movies of 2014 and Where To Watch Them
NYTimes, Tony
NYTimes, Holden
NYTimes, A.O. (#3)
Sound on Sight – Top 20 Movies of 2014
Sound on Sight – Top 10 Best Documentaries of 2014
Washington Post – The best movies of 2014 (top 10)
Indiewire, ReelPolitik (Anthony Kaufman) – Top 12 Documentaries of 2014
Refinery 29 – 29 Unforgettable Movie Moments from 2K14
Vulture – The 11 Best Movies of 2014 (#7)
Fandor – Top 25 Feature Films of 2014 (#7)
Paste Magazine – The 12 Best Documentaries of 2014
Rotten Tomatoes – Top 100 Movies of 2014 (#18)
Indiewire – Best of 2014 (Best Documentary)
Los Angeles Magazine – The Most Important Movies of 2014 (#2)
Empire – 20 Great Films You (Probably) Didn’t See in 2014
Fandor – 10 Best Films of 2014 (#5)
Film Comment – Best Films of 2014 (#7)
Indiewire, The Playlist – The 20 Best Films of 2014 (Honorable Mention)
Paste Magazine – The 20 Best Trailers of 2014 (#1)
Variety – Scott Foundas’ Top 10 Films of 2014 (#2)\
The A.V. Club – 2014: The Year in Movers, Shakers, and Standout Scenes (Best Editing #5; Best Director Honorable Mention)