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Project X
The poster of Project X
Directed byLaura Poitras
Henrik Moltke
Written byLaura Poitras
Henrik Moltke
Produced byYoni Golijov
Henrik Moltke
Narrated byRami Malek
Michelle Williams
CinematographyJarred Alterman
Henrik Moltke
Edited byNels Bangerter
Music byChristopher Holmes
Production
companies
Praxis Films
Field of Vision
Release date
  • November 26, 2016 (2016-11-26)[1]
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Running time
10 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Project X is an American short documentary film written by Laura Poitras and Henrik Moltke. It was based on a joint investigation by the magazine The Intercept and the video-journalism platform Field of Vision. It was reportedly based on classified NSA documents.[2][3][4] It was produced by Praxis Films and Field of Vision and released on the Filed of Vision platform the 26th of November 2016.[1]

The documentary, narrated by Michelle Williams and Rami Malek, features Titanpointe, focusing on the mass surveillance (under the code-named FAIRVIEW program) which was conducted by the NSA with help from AT&T, the building operator.[3][5][6][7]

The narration includes read-outs of the classified reports from a handbook for undercover domestic travel, a leaked engineering report and an internal newsletter, which were provided by whistleblower and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden,[1][3] as well as open sources.[8]

It partook at the Curtas Vila do Conde 25th International Film Festival, conducted between July 8-16 2017, as International Competition without winning any awards, and was invited to the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in the same year.[9][10][11]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
IMDb[12]6.8/10
Letterboxd[13]3.5/5
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The documentary has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 on IMDb and a 3.5 out of 5 on Letterboxd.[12][13]

Le Cinéma Club's Maxwell Paparella called it "an unsettling study of surveillance architecture", noting that "the directors make full use of the cinematic power of implication, submitting a correlation of sound and image which cannot yet be proven beyond a doubt".[6]

Charlie Lyne of the Guardian called it a "a remarkable new short", likening the monotone narration of Williams and Malek to characters of the 1970s American spy thrillers.[3]

On an interview article with the directors, Eric Hynes of Field of Vision, the platform where the documentary was released, characterized it as "evocative, mysterious, visually and sonically complex, dramatically effective and innovative, and artistically irreducible".[14]

External media
Audio
audio icon Podcast interview of Poitras and Moltke about Project X, Pure Non Fiction with Thom Powers, retrieved 26.11.2025
Video
video icon Full documentary, website of Field of Vision, retrieved 26.11.2025
video icon Full documentary, website of Praxis Films, retrieved 26.11.2025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Fragments d'une œuvre : Les films de Laura Poitras" [Fragments of a Work: The Films of Laura Poitras]. Tënk (in French). Archived from the original on 2025-07-08. Retrieved 2025-11-26. La voix-off qui les accompagne est obscure. On y parle de NSA, de FBI. Des passages sont caviardés. C'est un film d'espionnage. Ce n'est pas une fiction : ce sont des documents confidentiels fournis par Edward Snowden. [The accompanying voiceover is obscure. It mentions the NSA and the FBI. Passages are redacted. It's a spy movie. But it's not fiction: these are confidential documents provided by Edward Snowden..]
  2. ^ a b "Project X". fieldofvision.org. Field of Vision. November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ^ a b c d Lyne, Charlie (November 26, 2016). "Project X: Laura Poitras homes in on the dark side of the internet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. ^ "PROJECT X". dokufest.com. Dokufest. Archived from the original on 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  5. ^ Project X (Video). November 29, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Paparella, Maxwell. "PROJECT X a film by LAURA POITRAS & HENRIK MOLTKE". Le Cinéma Club. Archived from the original on 2023-02-04. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  7. ^ Ryan, Gallagher; Moltke, Henrik (2018-06-25). "The NSA's Hidden Spy Hubs in Eight U.S. Cities". The Intercept. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  8. ^ Henrik, Moltke; Poitras, Laura (January 12, 2017). PN 32: Laura Poitras & Henrik Moltke on Project X (Podcast). Pure Non Fiction With Thom Powers. mentioned between 07:32 - 07:52. Archived from the original on 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26. [...] It's Snowden data combined with open sources, and I think we both agree that the best [...].
  9. ^ "PROJECT X". www.festival.curtas.pt. Archived from the original on 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  10. ^ "2017: July 8th to 16th 2017, 25th Curtas". festival.curtas.pt. Archived from the original on 2025-11-26. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  11. ^ "Project X". fullframefest.org. Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  12. ^ a b "Project X | IMDb rating". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  13. ^ a b "Project X". Letterboxd. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  14. ^ Hynes, Eric (November 29, 2016). "Interview with Henrik Moltke and Laura Poitras, Directors of Project X". Field of Vision. Archived from the original on 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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