The Feeling of Being Watched

Assia Boundaoui, a journalist, investigates rumors that her Arab-American neighborhood in Bridgeview, Illinois, was being monitored by the FBI, following thousands of pages of documents revealing a counter-terrorism investigation "Operation Vulgar Betrayal" that amassed documents on Muslim residents and neighborhood organizations. Boundaoui interviews her family and neighbors, who recall low-flying helicopters, cameras, and vans parked outside houses, while also documenting her appeals to the Department of Justice to uncover the truth.