Discover
MLK/FBI is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, utilizing a trove of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and unsealed by the National Archives, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists, and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. Featuring interviews with key cultural figures including former FBI Director James Comey MLK/FBI tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to our current moment.
Original Release
01/15/2021
US Release
01/15/2021
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Luther King | Self / Self (archival footage) |
| J. Edgar Hoover | Self - FBI Director / Self (archival footage) |
| David Garrow | Self - Author, Bearing the Cross / Self |
| Clarence Jones | Self - Attorney, Speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr |
| Charles Knox | Self - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Retired / Special Agent, Counterintelligence / Self |
| Donna Murch | Self - Rutgers University, Author, Living in the City: Migration, Education and the Rise of the Black Panthers / Self |
| Marc Perrusquia | Self - Journalist / Self |
| Andrew Young | Self - Southern Christian Leadership Conference, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mayor of Atlanta / Self |
| James Comey | Self - Director of the FBI, 2013 - 2017 / Self (archival footage) |
| Beverly Gage | Self - Yale University, Author, G-Men: J. Edgar Hoover and the American Century / Self |
Directors
Writers
David Garrow, Benjamin Hedin, Laura Tomaselli
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martin Luther King | Self / Self (archival footage) |
| J. Edgar Hoover | Self - FBI Director / Self (archival footage) |
| David Garrow | Self - Author, Bearing the Cross / Self |
| Clarence Jones | Self - Attorney, Speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr |
| Charles Knox | Self - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Retired / Special Agent, Counterintelligence / Self |
| Donna Murch | Self - Rutgers University, Author, Living in the City: Migration, Education and the Rise of the Black Panthers / Self |
| Marc Perrusquia | Self - Journalist / Self |
| Andrew Young | Self - Southern Christian Leadership Conference, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Mayor of Atlanta / Self |
| James Comey | Self - Director of the FBI, 2013 - 2017 / Self (archival footage) |
| Beverly Gage | Self - Yale University, Author, G-Men: J. Edgar Hoover and the American Century / Self |
| H. Rap Brown | Self - Civil Rights Activist |
| Arthur Goldberg | Self - Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. |
| Merv Griffin | Self - TV Host |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Self - 36th President of the United States |
| Kenneth Keating | Self - U.S. Senator from New York |
| John F. Kennedy | Self - 35th President of the United States |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Self - Former United States Attorney General |
| Coretta Scott King | Self - Wife of Martin Luther King, Jr |
| Tom Martin | |
| Ben Mehl |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Charlotte Cook | Executive Producer |
| Steven Farneth | Executive Producer |
| David Friend | Executive Producer |
| Marie Therese Guirgis | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Lurie | Executive Producer |
| Dana O'Keefe | Executive Producer |
| Kate Hurwitz | Executive Producer |
| Benjamin Hedin | Producer |
| Brian Becker | Producer |
| Kenneth Alexander Campbell | Producer |
| Sheila Griffin | Producer |
| Jessica Luya | Producer |
| Phil Pinto | Producer |
| Kate Hurwitz | Producer |
Editors
