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. Featuring interviews with key cultural figures, including former FBI Director James Comey, MLK/FBI tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to our current moment.
- Year2021
- Runtime106 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSam Pollard
- ScreenwriterBenjamin Hedin and Laura Tomaselli
- ProducerBenjamin Hedin
- Executive ProducerDavid Friend, Charlotte Cook, Jeffrey Lurie, Marie Therse Guirgis, Kate Hurwitz, Dana O’Keefe, Steven Farneth
- CastJames Comey, Beverly Gage, David J. Garrow, Clarence Jones, Charles Knox, Donna Murch, Marc Perrusquia, Andrew Young
- CinematographerRobert Chappell
- EditorLaura Tomaselli
- Animatormindbomb films
- ComposerGerald Clayton
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. Featuring interviews with key cultural figures, including former FBI Director James Comey, MLK/FBI tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to our current moment.
- Year2021
- Runtime106 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorSam Pollard
- ScreenwriterBenjamin Hedin and Laura Tomaselli
- ProducerBenjamin Hedin
- Executive ProducerDavid Friend, Charlotte Cook, Jeffrey Lurie, Marie Therse Guirgis, Kate Hurwitz, Dana O’Keefe, Steven Farneth
- CastJames Comey, Beverly Gage, David J. Garrow, Clarence Jones, Charles Knox, Donna Murch, Marc Perrusquia, Andrew Young
- CinematographerRobert Chappell
- EditorLaura Tomaselli
- Animatormindbomb films
- ComposerGerald Clayton