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 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.
Friday evening will kick off with a reception in the theater lobby and after the screening, there will be a live discussion with director Kei Pritsker (Breakthrough Media), Xin (Baltimore Artists Against Apartheid), Rachel Viqueira (Baltimore Party for Socialism and Liberation), and Claire (Columbia University).