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1971

"The year a few ordinary citizens took on the FBI."

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.

Top Cast

  • Bonnie Raines

    Bonnie Raines

    Self

  • John Raines

    John Raines

    Self

  • Bob Williamson

    Bob Williamson

    Self

  • Keith Forsyth

    Keith Forsyth

    Self

  • Bill Davidon

    Bill Davidon

    Self

  • Peter Gregus

    Peter Gregus

    Bill

  • Lauren A. Kennedy

    Lauren A. Kennedy

    Bonnie Raines

  • Jonathan Joel Brennan

    Jonathan Joel Brennan

    Bob

  • Rich Graff

    Rich Graff

    John Raines

Overview

Forty years before WikiLeaks and the NSA scandal, there was Media, Pennsylvania. In 1971, eight activists plotted an intricate break-in to the local FBI offices to leak stolen documents and expose the illegal surveillance of ordinary Americans in an era of anti-war activism. In this riveting heist story, the perpetrators reveal themselves for the first time, reflecting on their actions and raising broader questions surrounding security leaks in activism today.

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