HOW MUCH DID YOU KNOW OF THE EDWARD SNOWDEN CASE BEFORE WATCHING CITIZENFOUR?

FURTHER DISCUSSIONS:

1. How much did you know of the Edward Snowden case before

watching CITIZENFOUR? How did the film change/inform your

opinion of the case?

2. Do you think Snowden hod more of a moral responsibility to uphold

the oath he’d taken when accepting his role at the NSA. or to the

American people in revealing what he perceives as wrongdoings

against them? Would you label him a traitor or patriot? Discuss.

3. Are you concerned with “beingwatched” when you ore online.

speaking on a telephone. or conductingany sort of publicly visible

business? Do you self-police yourself online. remaining cautious of

which words you type into a search engine. etc.?

4. What ore the societalimplications when personal privacy is

forfeited? ls privacy essential for o functioning democracy?

S. What. if any,charges should be brought against Snowden? Should he

be punished? In your opinion.did he do anything wrong?

6. If you were in Snowden’s shoes. would you have decided to remain

anonymous or revealed your identity? If Snowden had remained

anonymous. would the case have mode such an impact?

7. As Snowden stated.the media loves personalities. Why do you

believe this is and what hos brought this about? Discuss.

8. If you live in a democracy.do you think your right to free speech is

infringed upon at all? If you do not live in o democracy, how free ore

you to express your political opinions?

9. How is privacy equated with liberty and freedom? How important is

your personal privacy to you?

10. What level of surveillance should governments be allowed over their

citizens? When is the “protecting against terrorism and security” line

crossed and personal privacy infringed upon?

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FILM FACTS:

• After its U.S. premiere at the New York Film • Snowden become the eighth person charged by Festival in October 2014, CITIZENFOUR went on the Obama administration with breaking the 1917 to swoop up on incredible amount of prestigious Espionage Act. This is more charges than handed awards and nominations. Awards include on out by all other administrations combined.

Oscar.a BAFTA. on International Documentary

Association award,as well as director Poitras • Director Lauro Poitras was born and raised winning an Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Boston,and was originally interested in

in Documentary from the Director’s Guild of becoming a chef. However.ofter studying at the

America. Nominations include a CPH:DOX Award. Son Francisco Art Institute. she moved to New

a Chicago Film Critics Association Award, and York City to pursue filmmoking. CITIZENFOUR is

Documentary of the Year from the Gay and the third film in her post-9/11 trilogy.

Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association.

• In December 2014, CITIZENFOUR filmmakers • Poitras and Greenwald cofounded The Intercept. were sued by Horace Edwards, o former

a website reporting on the NSA documents secretary of the Kansas Department of

leaked by Snowden,as well as providing a Transportation, who sought to have the film’s

platform to publish “fearless. adversarial proceeds reallocated to the U.S.Treasury.

journalism across a wide range of issues.”

• Glenn Greenwald graduated with a BA in

• Originally established to decipher codes during Philosophy from George Washington University WWII,the Notional Security Agency (NSA) and a Juris Doctor from the New York University was officially founded by President Truman in School of Law. Before working as a journalist,

19S2. Today it is one of the largest intelligence he was a litigation lawyer dealing in U.S.

organizations in the United States, with on constitutional law and civilrights. He became a

estimated 2013 budget of $10.8 billion. contributing writer at Solon.com in 2007, and then joined “The Guardian” in August 2012,

• Following an interview with Edward Snowden in which he left in late 2013 to pursue his work with Moy 2014, NBC News ran a Twitter survey asking First Look Media. on independent media platform

listeners whether they considered Snowden a seeking “to improve society through journalism traitor or a patriot. 59% called him a patriot. and technology ·

while the remaining 41% branded him a traitor.

• “The Guardian” and “The Washington Post”

• In late 2014 Russia extended Snowden’s asylum shored a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service,for with a three-year residency permit. articles published on the Snowden leaks.

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