COINTELPRO 101

COINTELPRO 101

0 | 2010-05-07 | Documentary

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.

Featured Crew

Anita Johnson Producer
Camilo Landau Additional Camera
Claude Marks Producer
Lincoln Bergman Writer
Prentis Hemphill Producer
Andres Alegría Producer
Andres Alegría Sound
Andres Alegría Camera Operator
Claude Marks Camera Operator
Camilo Landau Original Music Composer

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

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