Oliver Stone on "Snowden"

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Oliver Stone
Co-Sponsors:
Harvard Film Archives

Director Oliver Stone joined Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, for a conversation about his upcoming film Snowden. In a both informative and entertaining Forum, Stone explained the artistic process and difficulties of translating the controversial story of Edward Snowden into a film. While answering questions from the audience, Stone touched on his work in prior films, his motivation in telling political stories through cinema, and his views on the state of America’s government surveillance programs.