(T)ERROR - Sundance Award Winning
Emmy and Sundance Award Winning - FBI Counterterrorism Documentary
(T)ERROR is the first film to ever have inside access to an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation - without the FBI knowing. With unprecedented access to an active informant – Saeed "Shariff" Torres, a 63 year old former Black Panther – viewers get a glimpse of the government's counterterrorism tactics and the murky justifications behind them… winning a Special Jury Prize at Sundance and an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative Documentary,
This real-life look at FBI counterintelligence operations features both sides of a sting: the government informant and the radicalized target.
Top Official Film Festival Selections: Sundance Film Festival Breakout Feature, Full Frame Grand Jury Prize, Tribeca Film Festival, Human Rights Film Festival, Hot Docs (Canada), Berkshire International Film Festival, True/False Film Festival
(T)ERROR is now available in most major territories worldwide via Netflix.
In our first episode, Gonzo decides to exploit the fear and loathing surrounding the chaos of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and criminal convictions in New York City, discovering a moral conundrum between media, politics, and the American Dream.
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After Trump wins, Gonzo reports at the president-elect’s criminal sentencing in New York City, and discovers just how powerful the fear and loathing is, as George faces his fate… but is ultimately freed from prison by President Trump, and shares his Gonzo reporting on Halloween in 2025, teasing the next episode.
