- Welcome to POV.
I'm Pete Schwaba, host of PBS Wisconsin's Director's Cut .
In America, the topic of immigration is a polarizing one
to say the least.
But for the dreamers you meet in tonight's film,
you can't help but walk away with admiration
at just how brave young people can be.
Tonight, we bring you the groundbreaking docu-thriller
The Infiltrators .
The film's lead actors are Marco and Viri,
two members of the National Immigrant Youth Alliance.
The group was created for the sole purpose
of stopping deportations.
What's so fascinating about this group
is that they aren't trying to evade authorities.
Their methods involve actually trying to get placed in custody
in order to break others out of a for-profit detention center.
The Infiltrators was directed by Alex Rivera and Cristina Ibarra
and incorporates both narrative and documentary techniques,
making their film a stylistic hybrid.
The filmmakers arrived at this direction
by blending their backgrounds as directors.
Rivera comes from
a more experimental background of filmmaking
whereas Ibarra describes her background
as more standard documentary.
Rivera says that most films that use re-enactments
typically flash back in time.
The Infiltrators stays in the present tense
as they move between narrative and doc
for more fluid transitions.
Now sit back and enjoy this award-winning film
of which one reviewer says,,
"I've seen no braver Americans depicted on screen."
The Infiltrators starts now on PBS Wisconsin,
your home for independent film.