M. Wesley Swearingen
Biography: Mont Wesley Swearingen was an FBI Special Agent from 1951 to 1977. He wrote two books drawn from his experience: FBI Secrets (1995), and To Kill a President (2008), an examination of the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 20, 1927
Deathday: November 13, 2019
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2006-09-15
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Overview: A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-15
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COINTELPRO 101
2010-05-07
COINTELPRO 101
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2012-03-02
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Overview: Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while on an Earth First! musical organizing tour for Redwood Summer. They sued the FBI for violations of the First Amendment, claiming the FBI knew they were innocent but arrested them to try to silence them. Having survived the bomb but now stricken by cancer, Judi Bari, a leader of the movement to save California's old growth redwoods, gives her on-camera, deathbed testimony about the attempt on her life and her colorful organizing history with the radical environmental movement Earth First.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-02
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Bastards of the Party
2005-04-22
Bastards of the Party
Overview: Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-22
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