"A stark and powerful reminder of what the protesters are actually protesting."
—Washington Post
When a group of students at Columbia University launch a movement protesting the war in Gaza, they spark a nationwide uprising. 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.