Citizenfour
documentary
169
Masterclass
Measurably increases domain knowledge or cognitive capacity
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
42
Educational Value/50
44
Craft & Quality/50
40
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The TVI Take
Laura Poitras's real-time documentary of Edward Snowden's leak to Glenn Greenwald in Hong Kong. Educational about NSA surveillance, the mechanics of whistleblowing, and the legal framework of mass surveillance.
Won the Oscar for Documentary Feature. The formal structure — Poitras was documenting history as it happened — is unrepeatable.
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