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1971

"The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI."

2014-04-18
6.714
en 80m
DocumentaryHistory
Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.

Director

Johanna Hamilton

Writer

Gabriel Rhodes

Producer

Katy Chevigny

Producer

Marilyn Ness

Writer

Johanna Hamilton

Original Music Composer

Philip Sheppard

woman director cointel pro

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Maximum Pictures
  • Fork Films
  • ITVS
  • Big Mouth Productions