Movie

COINTELPRO 101

2010 0h 56m Released

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.

Cast

L Liz Derias Self / Narrator (voice) B Bob Boyle Self - Attorney J Jose Lopez Self - Puerto Rican Cultur L Lucy Rodriguez Self - Puerto Rican Indepe Ward Churchill Self - Native American Act R Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Self - Native American Act