Post-show discussion with Fred Tsao (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights), Amanda Hwu (Illinois Community Power Fund), filmmakers Andrew Freer, Carlos Javier Ortiz, Alexandra Halkin and Ysa Quiballo.

Over the last year, federal agents, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have violently descended on American cities, most prominently in Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were killed. But the scars of last fall’s Operation “Midway Blitz” in Chicago are still blistering. While phone-camera videos bore witness to the injustices, this collection of short works by Chicago-based documentary filmmakers offer context and humanity to the events that have unfolded.

Scott’s Story, Eva’s Story and Marimar’s Story, directed by Andrew Freer, provide startling testimonies from those who have been personally impacted by ICE. From production unit Truth and Documentary, Kidnapping is Not a Career shows what happens when DHS shows up at a Chicago job fair, and Sawyer and Sunnyside is a harrowing compilation of bodycam footage, documenting in real time a violent confrontation that took place in Albany Park. Photographer and filmmaker Carlos Javier Ortiz will also unveil a selection from his immigration documentary El Sueño.