Cointelpro 101 (2010)

Cointelpro 101

2010

Documentary

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.

Credits

Cast

Bob Boyle as Self - Attorney

Francísco "Kiko" Martinez as Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney

Jose Lopez as Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Leonard Peltier as Self - Political Prisoner

Liz Derias as Self / Narrator (voice)

Lucy Rodriguez as Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner

Priscilla Falcon as Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado

Ricardo Romero as Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz as Self - Native American Activist/Author

Ward Churchill as Self - Native American Activist/Author