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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Liz Derias, Bob Boyle, Jose Lopez, Lucy Rodriguez, Ward Churchill, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Crew: Camilo Landau (Original Music Composer), Claude Marks (Producer), Anita Johnson (Producer), Prentis Hemphill (Additional Camera), Andres Alegría (Producer), Camilo Landau (Additional Camera)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: The Freedom Archives
Runtime: 56 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 07, 2010
IMDb: 10
