COINTELPRO 101
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.
Written by Lincoln Bergman
Where to Watch
Rent or Buy
Cast
- Liz Derias Self / Narrator (voice)
- Bob Boyle Self - Attorney
- Jose Lopez Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
- Lucy Rodriguez Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
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Ward Churchill Self - Native American Activist/Author - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Self - Native American Activist/Author
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Leonard Peltier Self - Political Prisoner - Ricardo Romero Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
- Francísco "Kiko" Martinez Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
- Priscilla Falcon Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
- Muhammad Ahmad Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
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J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
2h 29m together
COINTELPRO 101
We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
A close match in mood and era.
