Laura Poitras
Terror Contagion
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Terror Contagion

Terror Contagion

Laura Poitras

2021
25 min.
United States
English, Spanish and French
Subtitles: Catalan and English

A visual essay on the cyber-surveillance company NSO Group, responsible for the "malicious" Pegasus programme that spies on journalists and activists around the world.

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Laura Poitras
Synopsis

Laura Poitras, director of Citizenfour, raises her voice in the midst of lockdown to condemn the violence and human rights violations by the cyber-surveillance company NSo Group. Brian Eno's music immerses us in an atmosphere of terror and accompanies the investigation of Forensic Architecture, a research group that has been reporting the abuse of power by governments and private corporations in the digital world for years. The Israeli company NSO Group is responsible for designing the "malicious" Pegasus programme that spies on journalists, political dissidents and activists around the world. Despite the increasing number of allegations, NSO Group continues to operate with impunity.

After the projection...

TAULA RODONA: Pegasus case - Cybersecurity and Freedom in the Digital Era

  • After the screening of the film by Laura Poitras (director of Citizen Four) Terror Contagion, a visual essay on the cyber-surveillance company NSO Group, responsible for the "malicious" Pegasus programme that spies on journalists and activists around the world, several experts will talk about cybersecurity and freedom nowadays.
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About the direction
Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Director

Laura Poitras is a filmmaker, journalist, and artist. Her film CITIZENFOUR won an Oscar for Best Doc...

Awards and festivals

Festival de Cannes
France, 2021
Barcelona Asian FF
Spain, 2021
Zagreb Dox
Croatia, 2021
Vilnius FF
Lithuania, 2021
Hong Kong IFF
Hong Kong, 2021
Mumbai IFF
India, 2021
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