The Feeling of Being Watched

assia boundaoui Documentary | USA | 2018 | 87 min | English, Arabic When journalist assia boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her arab-american neighbourhood in chicago, she uncovers one of the largest fbi terrorism probes conducted before 9/11 and reveals its enduring impact on the community. Assia Boundaoui is an algerian-american journalist and filmmaker based in chicago. she has reported for bbc, npR, al Jazeera, vice, and cnn and was the recipient of a first place mark of excellence award from the society of professional Journalists for her reporting in Yemen. she directed a short film on hijabi hair salons for the Hbo lennY docu-series, which premiered as an official selection of the 2018 sundance film festival. this is her feature directorial debut.

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