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a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert extends Coco Fusco’s in-dept examination of
racialized imagery. Fusco combines fictional and documentary source materials
to reflect on the use of electronic surveillance against black intellectuals
and activists in the 1960s and 1970s as part of covert FBI operations that
bear a striking resemblance to the current Patriot Act inspired activities
of American law enforcement. |
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a/k/a Mrs. George Gilbert is the story of an FBI Agent who confesses
his involvement in the Nation-wide search for Angela Davis, the black
Philosopher who was fired from UCLA in 1969 At the order of then
governor Ronald Reagan, and in 1970 was placed on the FBI’s “Ten
Most Wanted List” after which she went underground. During the two months
that Davis was a fugitive, hundreds, if not thousands, of other women were
incorrectly identified by law enforcement officials and many were arrested
as Miss Davis. Her case culminated in one of the most famous trials in recent
history and she was acquitted of all charges in 1972. |
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Fusco weaves together archival footage, simulated surveillance footage
of many Davis “look-alikes,” actual trial transcripts, FBI records
and press clips with memorabilia from the international campaign
to free Davis To create an imaginative recreation of a crucial Political moment
in US history. She Collaborated with Rick Moody, the author of The Ice
Storm, on the writing of the script. |
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