COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101

2010
56m
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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date May 7, 2010
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1753602
Website Visit Site

Cast

Liz Derias
Liz Derias

Self / Narrator (voice)

Bob Boyle
Bob Boyle

Self - Attorney

Jose Lopez
Jose Lopez

Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Lucy Rodriguez
Lucy Rodriguez

Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner

Ward Churchill
Ward Churchill

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier

Self - Political Prisoner

Ricardo Romero
Ricardo Romero

Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO

Francísco "Kiko" Martinez
Francísco "Kiko" Martinez

Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney

Priscilla Falcon
Priscilla Falcon

Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado

Muhammad Ahmad
Muhammad Ahmad

Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)

J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover

Self (archive footage)

Key Crew

Claude Marks
Producer
Anita Johnson
Producer
Andres Alegría
Producer
Lincoln Bergman
Writer
Prentis Hemphill
Producer