TIFF Bell Lightbox, Cinema 2

The Encampments + Panel
Screening with: $17.74

Duration: 81 min Director: Michael T. Workman, Kei Pritsker Genre: Documentary Year: 2025
Country: United States Languages: English

Description:
From Executive Producer Macklemore, The Encampments offers an urgent, intimate portrait of America’s student movement, ignited at Columbia University as students protested their universities’ ties to the war on Gaza. Their actions sparked a nationwide uprising, with encampments spreading across hundreds of campuses. Featuring detained activist Mahmoud Khalil, alongside professors, whistleblowers, and organizers, the film captures the deeper stakes of a historic moment that continues to reverberate across the globe.

Cast: Mahmoud Khalil, Sueda Polat, Bisan Awda
Awards: CPH:DOX
More Info: Watermelon Pictures