They're Here

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® and Golden Lion winning filmmaker Laura Poitras and award-winning Minneapolis-based filmmaker Rachel Lauren Mueller.