Water Cooler

Water Cooler

Short List: Shorts
12 min
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NYC PREMIERE In the halls of NYC’s immigration court, the casual chitchat of ICE agents waiting to arrest their unsuspecting targets stands in stark contrast to the horrors detainees are likely to face. A chilling glimpse of the brutality the current administration inflicts upon migrants legally trying to stay in the U.S.

The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer/cinematographer/editor Emma V.F.

All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Director: Emma V.F.
Producer: Emma V.F.
Executive Producer: Sam Pollard, Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Blair Foster
Cinematographer: Emma V.F.
Editor: Emma V.F.
Composer: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
Language: English, Spanish
Country: United States of America
Year: 2026

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In-Person Date

Friday, November 13, 2026 11:45 AM

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IFC Center

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Online Dates

Wednesday, November 11 - Sunday, November 29, 2026

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Online Screening

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All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Unethical corporate behavior—to deny, deflect, and dismiss—seems to acknowledge nearly no moral limits. But when artists take up the cause of call-outs, the court of public opinion begins to sway.



The In-person screening of this program feature the short films A Derailment, An Open Field, and La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave).



The screening will be followed by a Q&A with members of the film teams.



The online screening of this program features the short films A Derailment and La Tierra del Valor (The Home of the Brave).



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Whether at the pinnacle of the arts, medicine, or civilian resistance, these protagonists demonstrate awe-inspiring levels of dedication and determination.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

Even in a deeply divided nation, the American spirit still soars. These four stories restore our faith in the heartbeat of our beloved yet fraught country.



The In-person screening of this program features the short films Daylight, One Last Order, The Boys and the Bees, and The Baddest Speechwriter of All.



The screening will be followed by a Q&A with members of the film teams.



The online screening of this program features the short films Daylight and The Boys and the Bees.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

As some human beings adopt seemingly intractable positions on issues of politics and power, others bravely step up to disavow the prevailing trends of tribalism.



All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.