The Encampments

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When a group of students at Columbia University in New York launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Encampments spring up at hundreds of other campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and Israeli arms industry. Featuring detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, The Encampments takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

The Encampments is not just critical in capturing the real-time makings of a movement, but in laying bare the consequences of this response.

Apr 17, 2025

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Murtada Elfadl

Variety

At only 80 minutes, The Encampments tells a fascinating, ripped-from-the-headlines story. Its brevity is apt, since the incomplete story is still unfolding, and nobody knows where or how it ends.

Apr 3, 2025

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

It’s a stark and powerful reminder of what the protesters are actually protesting.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 3, 2025

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Chase Hutchinson

The Inlander (Spokane, WA)

Crafted with a clarity of purpose that ensures it moves beyond the reductive headlines to highlight the students' motivations and solidarity, its timeliness provides merely one part of its resonance.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 17, 2025

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

comfort viewing that seeks to affirm a perspective one already has.

Apr 16, 2025

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

The subjects, and presumably the filmmakers, of both October 8 and The Encampments have a strident belief that most major institutions are against them and their cause

Apr 10, 2025

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Stephanie S

A necessary watch, if you were ever confused why students were protesting just watch. This is history in the making

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Peri

It was an amazing movie! Thank you for showing it! It was a lot of information about what happened with the encampments and I felt like I was there! It was moving!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Zaineb Alani

Amazing Eye-Opener. A look into the struggles and persistence of today’s youth movement in exposing war crimes overseas and holding their educational establishments accountable. A must-see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Van

Very powerful, important film. More people definitely need to watch it. 1000/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Atreides

Showed me more about the encampments than I knew before

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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eri

such a good documentary film! i cried and cringed so hard

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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Michael T Workman

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Kei Pritsker

Director

Mahmoud Khalili

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Kei Pritsker

Producer

Michael T Workman

Producer

Munir Atalla

Producer

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When a group of students at Columbia University in New York launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Encampments spring up at hundreds of other campuses as students object to their own university’s investment in the US and Israeli arms industry. Featuring detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil, The Encampments takes viewers inside America’s student uprising with incredible intimacy and urgency. Professors, whistleblowers, and student activists shed light on a moment that captivated the nation’s attention and continues to make headlines today.

Director: Michael T Workman, Kei Pritsker
Producer: Kei Pritsker, Michael T Workman, Munir Atalla, Matthew Belen, Macklemore
Distributor: Watermelon Pictures
Production Co: BreakThrough News, Watermelon Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 21m