1971

In 1971, a group of ordinary Americans daringly broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, and stole hundreds of files. Their goal was to expose the government's illegal surveillance of civilian political activists, which was infringing on their First Amendment rights. The stolen files revealed the FBI's extensive, illegal operations aimed at spreading paranoia and distrust among New Left and black civil rights organizations. The group, calling themselves the Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI, mailed copies of the files to various newsrooms, but only The Washington Post ran a front-page story about the stolen documents. The most significant element in the stolen materials turned out to be a single file mentioning "COINTELPRO," a secret surveillance program run by J. Edgar Hoover. This film tells the captivating story of those who dared to challenge the government's abuse of power, raising questions about security leaks in activism today.

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