Communication Arts Special Programs and Digital Filmmaking Concentration present:

(T)ERROR

Sundance Award-Winning Film

Screening + Q&A with Director

2:00-3:40

Screening of excerpts of the documentary (T)ERROR and discussion with director David Felix Sutcliffe

3:45-4:30

Master Class: Director David Sutcliffe will share insights into his own filmmaking process and give individual critiques to the documentary works-in-progress of Digital Filmmaking students.

(T)ERROR is the story of a 62-year-old Black Panther-turned-counterterrorism informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It is the first film to document a covert terrorism sting as it unfolds. With unprecedented access to both the informant and the target, (T)ERROR captures the drama and intrigue of a spy novel, but with very real consequences. “Shariff” has been an FBI informant for decades, helping foil several terrorist plots, but mounting strain of his risky trade and an unlikely acquaintance with a filmmaker leads him to document his last counterterror assignment, knowing all too well he’ll face repercussion from his handlers. The result is a unique look into the complex and shadowy process by which the government tries to identify and address potential jihadist threads before they can manifest, and puts a human face on the people who are recruited to do the bidding of the American government, often risking their reputation and their lives as a result.