Laura Poitras

Born February 2, 1964· Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Emerging from Boston's artistic circles, she grew up as the middle child of Patricia and James Poitras, attended Sudbury Valley School, studied experimental film at the San Francisco Art Institute under Ernie Gehr and Janis Crystal Lipzin, and earned a bachelor's degree from The New School. Her early documentaries, including co-directed Flag Wars (2003), earned a Peabody Award, SXSW and Seattle Le…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources