Forty-five years ago, before Watergate, Wikipedia Leaks and Eric Snowden, there was Media, Pennsylvania, 1971.   It was the town where eight brave souls broke into the FBI office and stole secret files and shared them with the public.   In doing so they uncovered the FBI’s illegal domestic spying program COINTELPRO.             The film was produced and directed by Johanna Hamilton bringing this crucial but little known episode to life.              This riveting heist story told through a combination of exclusive interviews, rare primary documents,  the investigation, and national … Continue reading 1971: The Discovery of COINTELPRO – Film Screening