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The Encampments

Directed by: Kei Pritsker, Michael T. Workman
Runtime: 1h 21min Certificate: 15
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Directed by: Kei Pritsker, Michael T. Workman
Runtime: 1h 21min Certificate: 15
Topics: Sociopolitical
Last Screened: Wed 25th Jun 2025

The student protests that ignited at Columbia University in April 2024 made waves around the world.

As the institution tried to shut down the Gaza Solidarity Encampment by force, the student movement grew, sparking encampments at hundreds of other campuses across the US.

With gripping, ground-level footage and intimate interviews with student leaders, The Encampments charts the growth of the movement, as the students face police raids, disinformation, media attacks and the strongest of threats from the universities themselves.

Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and other student leaders, this timely film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe.