Film-makers demand inquiry into 'targeting' of people who record police

The justice department did not return a request for comment on whether it would answer the filmmakers’ call for investigation.

The undersigned filmmakers include Going Clear director Alex Gibney, Citizenfour director Laura Poitras, Cartel Land director Matt Heineman and The House I Live In director Eugene Jarecki.

Largely, it has ignored the methods in which they were recorded and distributed, and the penalties for those involved,” the letter states.