When the journalists behind the documentary Citizenfour took to the stage to the accept the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature on Sunday, they stood alongside a young woman that many may have not recognized. Lindsay Mills has been central to the life of whistleblower Edward Snowden, on whom the film is focused. The two have been dating for an unknown number of years. Mills lived with Snowden in Hawaii and later joined him in Moscow, where he has been granted asylum since the revelations came to light in June 2013. She has been living with him in Russia since 2014. Mills’ life was thrown into the spotlight after Snowden leaked the NSA documents, but she has largely flown under the radar since then, occasionally being photographed alongside Snowden in Moscow.
