COINTELPRO 101

05/07/2010

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0hr 56min

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Documentary

STORY

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Liz Derias
  • Bob Boyle
  • Jose Lopez
  • Lucy Rodriguez
  • Ward Churchill

    Directors

  • Andres Alegría
  • Claude Marks

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • The Freedom Archives

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English