A live post screening discussion with filmmaker Sam Pollard, moderated by Topher Sanders, will be available in addition to the film.
MLK/FBI is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, utilizing a trove of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and unsealed by the National Archives, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists, and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. IFC Films will release MLK/FBI on January 15, 2021.
- Year2020
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSam Pollard
- ScreenwriterBenjamin Hedin, Laura Tomaselli
- ProducerBenjamin Hedin
- Executive ProducerDavid Friend, Charlotte Cook, Jeffrey Lurie, Marie Therse Guirgis, Kate Hurwitz, Dana O’Keefe, Steven Farneth
- CinematographerRobert Chappell
- EditorLaura Tomaselli
- Animatormindbomb films
- MusicGerald Clayton
A live post screening discussion with filmmaker Sam Pollard, moderated by Topher Sanders, will be available in addition to the film.
MLK/FBI is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, utilizing a trove of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and unsealed by the National Archives, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists, and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. IFC Films will release MLK/FBI on January 15, 2021.
- Year2020
- Runtime104 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSam Pollard
- ScreenwriterBenjamin Hedin, Laura Tomaselli
- ProducerBenjamin Hedin
- Executive ProducerDavid Friend, Charlotte Cook, Jeffrey Lurie, Marie Therse Guirgis, Kate Hurwitz, Dana O’Keefe, Steven Farneth
- CinematographerRobert Chappell
- EditorLaura Tomaselli
- Animatormindbomb films
- MusicGerald Clayton
