The Encampments (2025)
Inside America's student uprising.
81 min
Students flooded Columbia University’s lawn to create the Gaza Solidarity Encampment in order to pressure their university to divest from the US and Israeli weapons companies. The film follows the central organizers of the encampment as they are thrust into the spotlight, face violent police repression and suspension, congressional pressure, and a media firestorm, all while fighting to attain their goal of divestment at any cost.
- Release date
- March 25, 2025
- Country of origin
- United States
- Box office
- $423,818
Trailer
Cast
- Sueda Polat as Self - Graduate Student in Human Rights
- Mahmoud Khalil as Self - Palestinian Graduate Student in Foreign Policy
- Grant Miner as Self - President of Student Workers of Columbia UAW 2710
- Naye Idriss as Self - Columbia Alum, Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)
- Bisan Owda as Self - Gazan Journalist
- Ali Abunimah as Self - Palestinian Journalist
- Maya Abdallah as Self - Palestinian Student, University of California, Los Angeles
- Layan Fuleihan as Self - Columbia Alum, Palestinian Organizer
- Emi as Self - Columbia Student
- Abby Stein as Self - Israeli-American Rabbi
Crew
- Kei Pritsker · Director
- Michael T Workman · Director
- Munir Atalla · Producer
- Matthew Belen · Producer
- Kei Pritsker · Producer
- Michael T Workman · Producer
- Craig Birchfield · Cinematographer
- Kei Pritsker · Cinematographer
- Michael T Workman · Cinematographer
- Mahdokht Mahmoudabadi · Editor
- Michael T Workman · Editor