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.
Silenced
Documentary
7.8
1971
Documentary, History
6.7
Fahrenheit 9/11
Documentary
7.1
Operation 8
Documentary
0.0
Doctors of the Dark Side
Documentary, Crime, History
6.8
TMZ Presents | The Downfall of Diddy 2: The Indictment
Documentary, Crime
5.4
When the Mountains Tremble
Documentary, History, War
9.5
LOUDER: The Soundtrack of Change
Music, Documentary
7.7
First Daughter and the Black Snake
Documentary
5.0
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution
Documentary, Music
6.8
The United States of Insanity
Documentary
8.5
Bigger Than Us
Documentary
7.1
Police State 2000
Documentary
4.2
Police State II: The Take Over
Documentary
3.8
Vegan: Everyday Stories
Documentary
7.7
The Weather Underground
Documentary
6.8
When a City Rises
Documentary
7.0
The Road Forward
Documentary, Music
9.0
A Compassionate Spy
Documentary
6.3
Unacknowledged
Documentary, Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction
6.2