ABOUT THE FILM

LONG SYNOPSIS

(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of “Shariff,” a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned informant, viewers get an unfettered glimpse of the government’s counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them. Taut, stark and controversial, (T)ERROR illuminates the fragile relationships between individual and surveillance state in modern America, and asks who is watching the watchers?

FESTIVALS
2015: Sundance, Tribeca

AWARDS
Independent Spirit Award Nominee, IDA Award, Cinema Eye Honor, Grand Jury Prize (Full Frame), Special Jury Award (Sundance), Special Mention (CPH:DOX)

FESTIVAL TERRITORIES
The World

EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Blu-Ray