How often do you get to be in the room when history is being made? 

CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to film maker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Poitras had already been working on a film about surveillance for two years when Snowden contacted her, using the name “CITIZENFOUR,” in January 2013.  He reached out to her because he knew she had long been a target of government surveillance, stopped at airports numerous times, and had refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high-level analyst driven to expose the massive surveillance of Americans by the NSA, Poitras persuaded him to let her film.

CITIZENFOUR places you in the room with Poitras, Greenwald, and Snowden as they attempt to manage the media storm raging outside, forced to make quick decisions that will impact their lives and all of those around them.

***Following the screening on Tuesday 25th we are really excited that Milena Popova from Open Rights Group will be presenting a short introduction about her involvement in digital rights campaigns and will then open the floor for questions from members of the audience***

★★★★★ Guardian

★★★★ The Independent

★★★★ Time Out

** Advance tickets are now SOLD OUT. There are only around 20 tickets left for each screening which will be sold on the door, first come first served. There is also a babycinema screening of this film on Wednesday at 11am.

Early arrival is advised, the doors open 30 mins before the film starts.