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.
Cast & Crew
COINTELPRO 101 FAQs
The cast of COINTELPRO 101 includes Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage), J. Edgar Hoover as Self (archive footage), Liz Derias as Self / Narrator (voice), Lucy Rodriguez as Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner, Leonard Peltier as Self - Political Prisoner, Francísco "Kiko" Martinez as Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney, Priscilla Falcon as Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado, Muhammad Ahmad as Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM), Malcolm X as Self (archive footage), Kwame Ture as Self (archive footage), Akinyele Umoja as Self - Professor, African American Studies, Georgia State U., Geronimo Pratt as Self - Black Panther Party / Former Political Prisoner, and more.
The duration of COINTELPRO 101 is 56 mins.
COINTELPRO 101 was released on 07 May 2010.
COINTELPRO 101 is listed under Documentary on Fanbiz.
