Laura Poitras documentary spotlights activist photographer Goldin


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Photographer Nan Goldin, left, and director Laura Poitras seen at the photo call of the film 'All The Beauty And The Bloodshed' during the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice on Sept 3. Photo: AP

When filmmaker Laura Poitras went to meet American photographer Nan Goldin about a project to document her protests against museums accepting money from the Sackler family, Goldin was slightly worried.

"My worry when she came on was that I didn’t have any state secrets to share and I wasn’t important enough for this,” Goldin said Saturday in Venice.

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