LibGuides: Government & Law (U.S.): National Security/Surveillance: DVD, etc.

DVD

Citizenfour by Laura Poitras With unprecedented access, this behind-the-scenes chronicle follows director Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald's encounters with whistle-blower Edward Snowden in a hotel room in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents that provide evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA.
Call Number: DVD JF1525.W45 C58 2015
Publication Date: 2015
United States of Secrets by Will Lyman
Call Number: DVD JK468.S4U55 2014
Publication Date: 2014

Websites

Brookings Institution: Defense and Security The Brookings Institution, which celebrates its centennial this year, is one of America's most powerful shapers of policy on a range of issues. This section offers readers a peak into the Institution's latest analyses on defense and security issues.
The National Security Archives
Declassified US documents

Streaming Video

America's Surveillance State Series (6 parts) We live in the United States of Surveillance--with cameras increasingly positioned on street corners and with much more invisible spying online and on the phone. Anyone who is paying attention knows that privacy could be out the window. All of this is not happening by accident -well funded powerful agencies and companies are engaged in the business of keeping tabs on what we do, what we say, and what we think. To many in the world, today, the face of America also has A BIG NOSE for sniffing and sifting mountains of data—phone calls, emails and texts. And with many mouths silenced by paranoia to keep what they decide is secret, secret. America has become a Surveillance-Industrial State where everyone’s business has become its business, and where one huge US intelligence Agency has been given the sanction and unlimited amounts of money to spy on the whole world.
Cyberwar Threat Thanks in part to the documents released by Edward Snowden, the true scale of the National Security Agency's scope and power is coming to light. Besides spending billions to ingest and analyze the worlds' electronic communications, the NSA has set out to dominate a new battlefield - cyberspace. NOVA examines the science and technology behind cyber warfare and asks if we are already in the midst of a deadly new arms race.
Digital Dissidents Never has the role of the whistleblower been more in the public eye. They are the warriors of the digital age, fighting for transparency and privacy in an advancing technological world. Why do they risk everything to do it and can their cause be called a patriotic duty? Critics condemn their actions and claim they endanger our security, others celebrate them as heroes. A fresh insight into those called to serve a complex, life-changing mission.
Moyers & Company: No Escaping Dragnet Nation n this edition of Moyers & Company, investigative reporter Julia Angwin and Bill Moyers discuss a new America, where mass surveillance rules. Broadcast date: March 14, 2014
Prying open Government: The Sunlight Foundation's Fight for Transparency Chris Gates, director of the Sunlight Foundation, talks with Reason TV's Todd Krainin to discuss the need for access to information from the government and the tools and laws that allow for getting that access. A Reason TV production.
United States of Secrets: The US Surveillance Program Series (2 parts) FRONTLINE reveals the dramatic inside story of how the U.S. government came to monitor and collect the communications of millions of people around the world, and the lengths they went to as they tried to hide this massive surveillance program from the public. The series is gripping viewing for those who want to understand the context of the Snowden affair--and what it means for all Americans.
War on Whistleblowers Robert Greenwald's film explores the lives of whistleblowers before and after they choose to go public with information about the government. Learn about the government's reaction to whistleblowing and hear from investigative journalists on the topic.