(T)error
(T)ERROR is the first film to feature access to an active FBI counterterrorism informant. With filmmakers documenting a live FBI 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. A faceless character throughout, the FBI is an omnipresent force, pushing hard for results as “Shariff” slowly closes in on his target. 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.
Director
Lyric R. Cabral and David Felix Sutcliffe
Producer
Lyric R. Cabral, Christopher St. John, and David Felix Sutcliffe
Runtime
84 minutes
Rights Represented
International
Captions Available
English
Language
English
Press
“…exposes the messy and dubious American practice of paying less-than-rock-solid sources for information… As the details of his work unfurl, the film can’t help but blur the line between investigation and entrapment.”
- ESQUIRE: The 14 Best Movies We Saw At Sundance
“…simultaneously great journalism and great filmmaking.”
- Sight and Sound Magazine
“It’s the sort of movie around which congressional investigations are, or at least should be, built.”
- Salt Lake Tribune
“A startling expose of just how unglamorous, morally dicey, and frankly janky our domestic spy game is.”
- Artforum
“Cinematically new and politically incisive.”
- Ioncinema
“Thriller-style show of cat and mouse.”
- Slant Magazine
Festival & Awards
Candescent Award – Sundance Film Festival
Special Jury Award, Break Out First Feature – Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection – True/False Film Festival
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