COINTELPRO 101
Release Date: 2010-05-07
Overview: 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.
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Cast
Liz Derias
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Bob Boyle
as Self - Attorney
Jose Lopez
as Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Lucy Rodriguez
as Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Ward Churchill
as Self - Native American Activist/Author
Crew
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Camilo Landau - Original Music Composer
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Claude Marks - Producer
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Anita Johnson - Producer
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Prentis Hemphill - Additional Camera
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Andres Alegría - Producer
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