*MLK/FBI director Sam Pollard is speaking out about the acclaimed documentary based on the government’s history of targeting Black activists.
According to the official synopsis, the doc is an essential expose of the surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (labeled by the FBI as the “most dangerous” Black person in America), undertaken by J. Edgar Hoover and the U.S. government.The Emmy Award-winner and Oscar-nominee delves into the years when the FBI relentlessly spied on civil rights activist and leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The film premiered at 2020’s Toronto International Film Festival amid the wake of Black Lives Matter protests around the country. It was released theatrically and on VOD on Jan. 15, on Martin Luther King Day.
Source: Director Sam Pollard Talks New Film ‘MLK/FBI’ and Government Surveillance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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