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THEY'RE HEREDirected by Laura Poitras & Rachel Lauren Mueller
25 min
Saturday, October 24 • 4:00 PM
Screening + Q&A with Co-director Rachel Lauren Mueller •
Daily Showings Starting Sunday, October 25
THEY'RE HERE is a horror film that follows Edén Villa (a pseudonym) and anonymous Minneapolis residents as they evade and resist the paramilitary occupation of their city. Told in the tradition of dystopian cinema, THEY'RE HERE is set in a winter landscape where masked agents abduct children, residents travel in trunks, shackled prisoners are loaded onto airplanes within eyesight of vacationers, and bicyclists track the movements of an invading force.
Documenting the behind-the-scenes movement against the 3-month occupation by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) of Minneapolis, where thousands of immigrants were abducted, They’re Here uses dash cam footage, crowdsourced data visualizations, counter-surveillance and original on-the-ground footage to create a nonfiction portrait of resistance.
ICE continues its abductions across the United States, with a stated goal of deporting 1 million people per year. The agency’s budget is over $70 billion.
Directed by Academy Award® winning filmmaker Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR, ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED) and award-winning Minneapolis-based filmmaker Rachel Lauren Mueller (8 DAYS AT WARE).
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The Main Cinema, 119 Main St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414-2114, United States
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