Cannes got headlines this morning. As Laura Poitras unveiled her Julian Assange doc called. RISK. Featured is Lady Gaga interviewing Assange with a small camera for personal use. Bug revelation that Wikileaks warned Apple that iTunes could be used as a backdoor for spies to infiltrate computers and phones. Also that Assange staff includes a junior Snowden name Jacob Applebaum of California who has self exiled.

Poitras as with Citizen Four, her film about Edward Snowden, continues to be a cutting edge political filmmaker with unusual access. In Risk we see the backstage of Wikileaks and it's fascinating. Assange has a staff of committed followers who are devoted to him including Sarah Harrison who may also be his girlfriend. She's  entranced him. They all are. He is very much his own cult leader.

Risk has many other revelations including footage of Assange's escape in disguise from British Court to the Ecuador embassy.  He was aided by his mother, who helped turn him into a dark haired biker.