Top Priority: The Terror Within (2012)

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1h 38min
Documentary, Crime
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"One generally tags a doc, a doc, but the chills swim upstream, my spine argues that some factual films deserve a second tag. In this case, there's no more fitting a second category than horror, the scariest bit of celluloid you'll watch."

Director:

Asif Akbar

Writer:

Julia Davis

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"Top Priority: The Terror Within" is an incredible true story of a national security whistleblower Julia Davis, who exposed serious shortcomings in border security and was subjected to unprecedented levels of retaliation, including the Blackhawk helicopter raid of her home by the Department of Homeland Security's Special Response Team, warrantless surveillance, two malicious prosecutions, two false imprisonments and a host of other violations.

Julia Davis, a federal officer with the Department of Homeland Security, discovers a national security breach related to the entry of 23 aliens from terrorist countries into the United States on 4th of July - designated as a "date to watch" of paramount importance to the safety of the U.S. After local port management fails to act on this information, Julia Davis makes a report to the FBI/JTTF. A Los Angeles Times reporter approaches Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert Bonner, asking questions about Julia Davis' report to the FBI/JTTF. Bonner can't afford any more media scrutiny, since his incompetence was already exposed in the NASA Â“ChallengerÂ” disaster. To avoid the scandal, the full might of the government is unleashed against Julia Davis, her family and witnesses. The retaliation reaches an unprecedented magnitude. This case involves Hollywood and the Mafia, four unexplained deaths, false imprisonments and the use of a Blackhawk helicopter and fixed-wing airplanes for warrantless surveillance at taxpayerÂ’s expense. Amidst many shocking revelations, this documentary provides a new insight into the deaths of well-known Hollywood film and television star Brittany Murphy, unwittingly dragged into this scandal as a witness in the Julia Davis case. More time, manpower and military might is utilized to attack Julia Davis than the number of US Navy SEALS on the ground during the assault of Osama Bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. Files found within Osama Bin Laden's compound in 2011 confirmed that 4th of July/Independence Day was in fact a date of planned terrorist attacks on the United States, again re-confirming the validity of Julia Davis' official reports to the FBI/JTTF that have been closed with "no action" and without any investigation. America is still at risk. The truth is no longer a secret.

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Directed by

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Asif Akbar

Written by

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Julia Davis

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Asif Akbar	...	producer
Eva Choina	...	executive producer
BJ Davis	...	producer
Julia Davis	...	producer
Raquel Díaz	...	executive producer
Chris Fishel	...	associate producer
Bill Freije	...	co-producer
John A. Haddad	...	executive producer
Lindsay Hudson	...	co-producer
Bj Poole	...	co-producer (as BJ Poole)

Music by

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Cleveland Bledsoe Jr.

Cinematography by

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Asif Akbar

Editing by

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Asif Akbar
Paul Robinson

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Clint J. Brenner

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assistant editor (as Clint Brenner)

Production Management

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Manuel Flores-Ruiz

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production manager

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Kenneth L. Johnson

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re-recording mixer / supervising sound designer

Special Effects by

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Paul Robinson

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special effects

Animation Department

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Paul Robinson

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animator

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Winston Moore

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assistant music

Transportation Department

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Michael Burnette

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transportation coordinator

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Eva Choina	...	production accountant
Sphere Collins	...	production coordinator
Miranda Davis	...	production assistant
Reilly Davis	...	production assistant
Lacy Guice	...	production assistant
Jon Kazy	...	production assistant
Clint Morris	...	press publicist
J.T. Poole	...	production assistant (as Thomas J. Poole)
Yang Poole	...	production secretary
Tony Shaffer	...	CIA intelligence and spec ops military advisor (as Anthony Allen Shaffer)

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Fleur De Lis Film Studios Distribution (2012) (World-wide)

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Aim Agency (publicity services)
October Coast PR (publicity services)

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Plot Summary	Federal officer with the Department of Homeland Security discovers a national security breach related to the entry of 23 aliens from terrorist countries (Special Interest Countries) into the United States, allowed to enter the country without proper scrutiny. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner, former head of the DEA Robert Bonner can't afford any more media scrutiny, since his incompetence was already exposed in the NASA 'Challenger' disaster. To avoid the scandal, the full might of the government is unleashed against Julia Davis, her family and witnesses. Having followed protocol to make her protected disclosure, Julia Davis is subjected to retaliation of an unprecedented magnitude, including malicious prosecutions and the use of Blackhawk helicopters that surpassed the Bin Laden assault, with airplanes for warrantless surveillance. After being confronted with irrefutable evidence of gross government misconduct, the Department of Homeland Security quietly settles the case but the war on American heroes and heroines continued. Written by Fleur De Lis Film Studios Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	malice september-11-2001 cover-up homeland retaliation See All (17) »
Taglines	The Truth is No Longer a Secret See more »
Genres	Documentary Crime Drama News
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Runtime	98 min
Official Sites	American Film Market Catalogue Cinando - Cannes Film Festival Catalouge weg page (FR) Cinando Cannes Film Festival webpage (FR) Fleur De Lis Film Studios Julia Davis - National Whistleblower Center Washinton, DC Julia Davis - Proctor, Caldwell, Leslie Law Film Julia Davis intreview National Whistleblower Center Official Facebook Official site Whistleblower Directory YouTube Julia Davis interview Full Disclosure Network YouTube National Security Expert Julia Davis Interview Fox News
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend United States

$500,000, 16 May 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia

A Mesa, AZ court granted BJ Davis and Julia Davis a restraining order against Salvatore "Bill" Bonanno, of the New York Bonanno Mafia crime family, and his named strawmen. Taxpayers will be glad to know that the Department of Homeland Security, Herbert P. Kaufer and Jeffrey J. Deal, with other agencies intervened to have the restraining order rescinded after Bonanno threatened the Davis' on audio, as the FBI was aware of and part of soliciting Davis to assist them along with the SEC and IRS. See more »

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