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Laura Poitras

A Short Film, a Powerful Argument for Closing Guantanamo Now

Daphne Eviatar | Posted 03.13.2013 | World
Read More: Afghanistan, Counterterrorism, Pakistan, Terrorism, David Remes, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, New York Times, Documentary, Obama, Laura Poitras, Indefinite Detention, Adnan Latif, World News
Daphne Eviatar

Following home to Yemen the corpse of Adnan Latif, a Guantanamo prisoner cleared for release three separate times by the Defense Department but still held indefinitely, Laura Poitras' short film reminds us that we are all responsible for this ongoing tragedy.

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You Are What You Eat

Molly Fosco | Posted 06.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Gmos, Organic Food, Forks Over Knives, Plant-Based Diet, Documentary, Laura Poitras, May I Be Frank, Monsanto, Healthy Food, Healthy Eating, Eat Healthy, Personal Health, Healthy Diet, Healthy Living News
Molly Fosco

The theory that eating a plant-based, organic diet can make you a happier person is explored in a number of films that have affected the way I think about and consume food.

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American Filmmaker Repeatedly Detained At U.S. Border

Salon | Posted 04.08.2012 | Home
Read More: The Oath, Laura Poitras, Laura Poitras Detained, Laura Poitras My Country My Country, Laura Poitras Films, My Country My Country, Home News

Since the 2006 release of "My Country, My Country," Poitras has left and re-entered the U.S. roughly 40 times. Virtually every time during that six-ye...

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LEAKED: 2012 Whitney Biennial Artist List

Posted 12.22.2011 | Arts
Read More: Kevin Jerome Everson, Andrea Fraser, Whitney Biennial, Georgia Sagri, Dennis Cooper and Gisèle Vienne, Whitney Lineup, Moyra Davey, Lutz Bacher, Kai Althoff, Nathaniel Dorsky, Wu Tsang, Whitney Biennial Leak, Vincent Fecteau, K8 Hardy, Elaine Reichek, Vincent Gallo, Alicia Hall Moran and Jason Moran, Oscar Tuazon, George Kuchar, Kate Levant, Luther Price, Kelly Reichardt, John Kelsey, Laida Lertxundi, The Red Krayola, Tom Thayer, John Knight, Richard Hawkins, Dawn Kasper, Sarah Michelson, Werner Herzog, Michael E. Smith, Michael Clark, Charles Atlas, Lucy Raven, Nick Mauss, Sam Lewitt, Whitney Biennial 2012, Cameron Crawford, Forrest Bess (Paintings Selected by Artist Robert Gober), Jerome Hiler, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Michael Robinson, Jutta Koether, Joanna Malinowska, Matt Hoyt, Mike Kelley, Liz Deschenes, Nicole Eisenman, Laura Poitras, Richard Maxwell, Matt Porterfield, Andrew Masullo, Thom Andersen, Arts News

Forget WikiLeaks, this week is all about Whitney Leaks. The Whitney Biennial, the large-scale New York exhibition known for setting trends and setting...

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Film Review: The Oath

Stewart Nusbaumer | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Jihad, Abu Jandal, Afghanistan, The Oath, Laura Poitras, Salim Hamdan, Islamic Jihadists, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Osama Bin Laden, New York News
Stewart Nusbaumer

Watching The Oath last night, I suddenly remembered a forgotten Marine companion from 42 years ago.

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