MLK/FBI 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is Remembered Today As An American Hero: A Bridge-builder, A Shrewd Political Tactician, And A Moral Leader. Yet Throughout His History-altering Political Career, He Was Often Treated By U.S. Intelligence And Law Enforcement Agencies Like An Enemy Of The State. In This Virtuosic Documentary, Award-winning Editor And Director Sam Pollard (Editor, 4 LITTLE GIRLS, MO’ BETTER BLUES; Director/Producer, EYEZ ON THE PRIZE, SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME) Lays Out A Detailed Account Of The FBI Surveillance That Dogged King’s Activism Throughout The ’50s And ’60s, Fueled By The Racist And Red-baiting Paranoia Of J. Edgar Hoover. In Crafting A Rich Archival Tapestry, Featuring Some Revelatory Restored Footage Of King, Pollard Urges Us To Remember That True American Progress Is Always Hard-won.
Directors: Sam Pollard
Starring:
Andrew Young,