October 28, 2015
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Saeed “Shariff” Torres, a 63-year-old former Black Panther-turned-counterterrorism informant, is pro-
filed in the documentary (T)error, a film that explores issues of domestic surveillance, racial profiling,
entrapment, freedom of speech, and freedom of religious expression.
Human Rights Film Series
The Northwest Film Center pres-
ents the documentary (T)error, a
film about the government’s broad-
er counterterrorism campaign and
part of a series of films on human
rights, on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m.
at the Whitsell Auditorium at the
Portland Art Museum, downtown.
(T)error follows the journey
of Saeed “Shariff” Torres,’ a
63-year-old former Black Panther
turned counterterrorism informant
for the FBI. The film offers a face-
to-face exploration of the issues
of domestic surveillance, racial
profiling, entrapment, freedom of
speech, and freedom of religious
expression.
The film is directed by Lyric R.
Cabral, a black New York-based
filmmaker and photojournalist
who documents stories seldom
seen in mainstream media.
Taut, stark, and controversial,
it illuminates the fragile relation-
ships between individuals and the
state in modern America and asks,
“Who is watching the watchers
For more information, visit
www.nwfilm.org.
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