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MLK/FBI
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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.
USA, 2020, 104 minutes, Not Rated, Directed by Sam Pollard
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“Eye-opening and jaw-dropping…could not have arrived at a more pertinent moment.”
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“Engrossing and unsettling…as timely as an alarm clock.”
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“Artfully assembled. It may be the best of this year’s very impressive slate.”
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“A finely tuned, perfectly edited film.”
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“One of the most urgent films of the year.”
– VANITY FAIR
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