COINTELPRO 101
56 mins
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.
Liz Derias
Self / Narrator (voice)
Bob Boyle
Self - Attorney
Jose Lopez
Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Lucy Rodriguez
Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Ricardo Romero
Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
Francísco "Kiko" Martinez
Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
Priscilla Falcon
Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
Muhammad Ahmad
Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
Akinyele Umoja
Self - Professor, African American Studies, Georgia State U.
Laura Whitehorn
Self - Activist / Former Political Prisoner
M. Wesley Swearingen
Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Frank Church
Self (archive footage)
Mutulu Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos
Self (archive footage)
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
Prentis Hemphill
Additional Camera
Claude Marks
Sound