Water Cooler (2026)

Emma V.F. · 12 min · Letterboxd ↗

The Trump administration has turned immigration courts into deportation traps. As ICE agents wait to arrest their targets outside of courtrooms, their banal conversations clash with the severity of their actions. ​ This documentary short — filmed in New York's Federal Plaza from November 2025 through January 2026 — captures the virulent callousness of ICE agents detaining migrants who are trying to stay in the country legally.

Water Cooler screens once in London: Screen on the Green, Tuesday 17 November at 19:30.