INFILTRATORS, THE
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Cristina Ibarra and Alex Rivera's powerfully inventive docu-thriller — a prison escape drama in reverse — tells the incredible true story of Marco and Viri, two members of the Dreamer-led National Immigrant Youth Alliance who embark on a mission to stop deportations from within a for-profit immigration detention center. Intentionally getting themselves detained, the two young activists find themselves living among hundreds of multinational immigrants — all imprisoned without trial. As they discover a nightmarishly complex institution, they work undercover to impede some of the imminent deportations. Interlacing documentary footage of the real "infiltrators" with scripted re-enactments, THE INFILTRATORS is both a gripping account of a high-stakes mission and an urgent, vital portrait of a group of inspirational young people fighting for their community. Winner, Audience Award, Best of Next! and NEXT Innovator Award, 2019 Sundance Film Festival; Winner, Rogue Award, 2019 Ashland Independent Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Miami, SXSW, Hot Docs and New York Latino film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Cristina Ibarra, Alex Rivera; SCR Aldo Velasco; PROD Daniel J. Chalfen, Darren Dean. U.S., 2019, color, 95 min. In English and Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Genre: Documentary
