COINTELPRO 101

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Liz Derias

Self / Narrator (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Bob Boyle

Self - Attorney

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Jose Lopez

Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Lucy Rodriguez

Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ward Churchill

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Leonard Peltier

Self - Political Prisoner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ricardo Romero

Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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