The Horror of Familiarity: Laura Poitras and Rachel Lauren Mueller's Unsettling Portrayal of ICE Occupation Laura Poitras' latest documentary, They're Here, has been making waves in Venice with its cinematic portrayal of life under ICE occupation.
By employing the tropes of horror cinema to depict the reality of ICE raids and surveillance, Poitras and co director Rachel Lauren Mueller have created a film that critiques the normalization of violence in news coverage while exploring resistance.
The use of genre is striking, conveying the sense of unease and dread that pervades the lives of those living in fear of ICE raids.