Tracing the thread…
His visceral thrillers and documentaries directly confront post-9/11 anxieties, government surveillance, and drone warfare in works like 'Green Zone' and 'Captain Phillips.'
Kathryn Bigelow United StatesHer films 'The Hurt Locker' and 'Zero Dark Thirty' intensely explore the psychological and moral dimensions of the war on terror and post-9/11 security operations.