勞拉·珀特阿斯因導演《第四公民》被大眾所知。這部影片將關注到另一個在互聯網掀起巨浪的人——朱利安·阿桑奇。在一個小小的建筑中被圍困了五年, 即使他面臨法律上威脅，阻止他所領導的組織和運動, 朱利安?阿桑奇也沒有被嚇倒。通過拍攝這部影片，導演勞拉發現自己困在了阿桑奇的動機、矛盾和內心之間。
　　Filmed over six years, Risk (2016) is a character study that collides with a high stakes election year and its controversial aftermath. Cornered in a tiny building for half a decade, Julian Assange is undeterred even as the legal jeopardy he faces threatens to undermine the organization he leads and fracture the movement he inspired. Capturing this story, director Laura Poitras finds herself caught between the motives and contradictions of Assange and his inner circle.