Laura Poitras
Directing Born Feb 2, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts, USA 116 credits
Biography
Laura Poitras works in directing. Born February 2, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Archytele tracks 116 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Flood · Executive ProducerMy Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile · Executive ProducerThey're Here · EditorThey're Here · ProducerThey're Here · Director
Cover-Up · DirectorCover-Up · ProducerCover-Up · Editor
How to Have an American Baby · Executive Producer5 Seasons of Revolution · Executive Producer
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed · DirectorAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed · ProducerAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed · Camera OperatorRelative · Producer
The Year of the Everlasting Storm · DirectorThe Year of the Everlasting Storm · Director of PhotographyThe Year of the Everlasting Storm · ProducerThe Year of the Everlasting Storm · EditorTerror Contagion · Director
Landfall · Executive Producer
Shooting the Mafia · Executive ProducerXY Chelsea · Executive ProducerDays of Black and Yellow · Executive ProducerGhosts of Sugar Land · Executive ProducerThe Proposal · Executive Producer
The Panama Papers · Executive ProducerHale County This Morning, This Evening · Executive ProducerCrooked Lines · Executive ProducerOur New President · Executive ProducerDancing with Le Pen · Executive Producer
Код доступаStrong Island · Executive ProducerConditioned Response · Executive ProducerRiskRisk · Director
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneProject X · DirectorLike · Executive ProducerRelatively Free · Executive ProducerThe Journey · Executive Producer
The Above · Executive Producer
CitizenfourCitizenfour · DirectorCitizenfour · ProducerEvaporating Borders · Executive Producer
Death of a Prisoner · DirectorDeath of a Prisoner · EditorDeath of a Prisoner · Director of PhotographyPRISM: Whistleblower · DirectorPRISM: Whistleblower · Cinematography
Keep the Lights On · ThanksThe Program · DirectorThe Program · EditorThe Program · Director of Photography
O'Say Can You See 1 · ProducerO'Say Can You See 1 · EditorO'Say Can You See 1 · Director of PhotographyO'Say Can You See 1 · DirectorO'Say Can You See 2 · Director
The Oath · DirectorThe Oath · ProducerThe Oath · Director of Photography
Capturing Reality
My Country, My Country · DirectorMy Country, My Country · EditorMy Country, My Country · ProducerMy Country, My Country · Director of Photography
Flag Wars · DirectorFlag Wars · ProducerFlag Wars · CinematographyFlag Wars · Sound Recordist
The Daily Show
Renga · Director
POV · DirectorPOV · ProducerPOV · Director of Photography
German Film Award
Full Filmography
116 titles- Flood (2026) Executive Producer
- My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile (2026) Executive Producer
- They're Here (2026) Editor
- They're Here (2026) Producer
- They're Here (2026) Director
- Cover-Up (2025) Director
- Cover-Up (2025) Producer
- Cover-Up (2025) Editor
- How to Have an American Baby (2023) Executive Producer
- 5 Seasons of Revolution (2023) Executive Producer
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) Director
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) Producer
- All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022) Camera Operator
- Relative (2022) Producer
- The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) Director
- The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) Director of Photography
- The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) Producer
- The Year of the Everlasting Storm (2021) Editor
- Terror Contagion (2021) Director
- Deathtrap on the East River (2021) Director
- Landfall (2020) Executive Producer
- Shooting the Mafia (2019) Executive Producer
- XY Chelsea (2019) Executive Producer
- Days of Black and Yellow (2019) Executive Producer
- Ghosts of Sugar Land (2019) Executive Producer
- The Proposal (2019) Executive Producer
- Easter Snap (2019) Executive Producer
- Scenes from a Dry City (2019) Executive Producer
- Triple-Chaser (2019) Director
- Cablestreet (2019) Executive Producer
- Libre (2019) Executive Producer
- The Trial (2019) Executive Producer
- The Panama Papers (2018) Executive Producer
- Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018) Executive Producer
- Crooked Lines (2018) Executive Producer
- Our New President (2018) Executive Producer
- Dancing with Le Pen (2018) Executive Producer
- In the Absence (2018) Executive Producer
- The Earth is Humming (2018) Executive Producer
- Crime + Punishment (2018) Executive Producer
- Nuuca (2018) Executive Producer
- Adversary (2018) Executive Producer
- Discreet Airlift (2018) Executive Producer
- Concussion Protocol (2018) Producer
- Lasting Marks (2018) Executive Producer
- Код доступа (2017) as Self
- Strong Island (2017) Executive Producer
- Conditioned Response (2017) Executive Producer
- Risk (2017) as Self (voice)
- Risk (2017) Director
- Risk (2017) Producer
- Risk (2017) Director of Photography
- Risk (2017) Editor
- Risk (2017) Sound Recordist
- A Night at the Garden (2017) Executive Producer
- Clowns (2017) Producer
- Picket Line (2017) Executive Producer
- Gavin Grimm vs. (2017) Executive Producer
- Graven Image (2017) Executive Producer
- Our New President (2017) Executive Producer
- Personal Truth (2017) Executive Producer
- American Carnage (2017) Executive Producer
- The Moderators (2017) Executive Producer
- Meeting Snowden (2017) as Self - Journalist (archive footage)
- National Disintegrations (2017) Executive Producer
- Trump's Lobby (2017) Executive Producer
- Duterte's Hell (2017) Executive Producer
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016) as Self - Co-founder, The Intercept (archive footage)
- Project X (2016) Director
- Like (2016) Executive Producer
- Relatively Free (2016) Executive Producer
- The Journey (2016) Executive Producer
- Concerned Student 1950 (2016) Executive Producer
- The Vote (2016) Producer
- Speaking Is Difficult (2016) Executive Producer
- The Above (2015) Executive Producer
- Citizenfour (2014) as Self
- Citizenfour (2014) Director
- Citizenfour (2014) Producer
- Evaporating Borders (2014) Executive Producer
- Death of a Prisoner (2013) Director
- Death of a Prisoner (2013) Editor
- Death of a Prisoner (2013) Director of Photography
- PRISM: Whistleblower (2013) Director
- PRISM: Whistleblower (2013) Cinematography
- PRISM: Whistleblower (2013) Editor
- Keep the Lights On (2012) Thanks
- The Program (2012) Director
- The Program (2012) Editor
- The Program (2012) Director of Photography
- O'Say Can You See 1 (2011) Producer
- O'Say Can You See 1 (2011) Editor
- O'Say Can You See 1 (2011) Director of Photography
- O'Say Can You See 1 (2011) Director
- O'Say Can You See 2 (2011) Director
- O'Say Can You See 2 (2011) Producer
- O'Say Can You See 2 (2011) Editor
- The Oath (2010) Director
- The Oath (2010) Producer
- The Oath (2010) Director of Photography
- Capturing Reality (2008) as Self
- My Country, My Country (2006) Director
- My Country, My Country (2006) Editor
- My Country, My Country (2006) Producer
- My Country, My Country (2006) Director of Photography
- Flag Wars (2003) Director
- Flag Wars (2003) Producer
- Flag Wars (2003) Cinematography
- Flag Wars (2003) Sound Recordist
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Renga (1989) Director
- POV (1988) Director
- POV (1988) Producer
- POV (1988) Director of Photography
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- The Rashomon Effect Executive Producer
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Laura Poitras best known for?
Laura Poitras is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Cover-Up (2025), Cover-Up (2025), Cover-Up (2025), The Daily Show (1996).
When and where was Laura Poitras born?
Laura Poitras was born on February 2, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
How many credits does Laura Poitras have?
Laura Poitras has accumulated over 116 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 2026.
What is Laura Poitras's background in cinema and television?
Laura Poitras is an Academy Award-winning American documentary film director and producer residing in Berlin. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Citizenfour, about Edward Snowden. while My Country, My Country received a nomination in the ...
Laura Poitras by the numbers
116credits
110films
6TV series
1951–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self — aged about 32
- German Film Award (1951) as Self — aged about 12
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