The Encampments

I hope they continue making this, perhaps developing it into a series. I hope this is on the beginning. This documentary shows stories of anti war, anti genocide, and free speech activists that counter the narrative by politicians and American genocide regime supporters about American college campus students. It is important to go see this film and help these students.

The story follows the encampments at Columbia University and gives insight into the principals students fought for and the levels of difficulty students had shaping new improvements for a change or creating agreements about the good for the school, students and community from Columbia's leadership.

The documentary does a really good job filling in the details and timeline of the encampments at Columbia and other universities that were lost in the media narrative as the events were unfolding. I learned more about the role Mahmoud Khalil played in the negotiations with Columbia, and about his family's history and what drives him to fight for justice. It was also good to hear more about Jewish students who joined in the encampments, and how their faith calls on them to support the liberation of all people, and the struggle that some of them go through to unlearn what they are raised to believe about Palestinians.

This was a beautiful film that brings the truth of these encampment to light. Demonized in the media, you can see the true spirit and heroism of these students. In the face of Genocide they decided to use their voices and power to take a stand. Shining a bright light on Mahmoud Khalil, it makes his kidnapping a detention blaringly shocking. His passion and drive to not only bring his peoples struggles to the forfront, but to put himself at the centerbis truly amazing. It brings the struggle of Palestine to the forefront without the biases we are taught. Beautifully crafted and enlightening. Anyone wanting to learn about Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinians should watch this film.

These students, especially Columbia students, are going down in history as heroes. They already are heroes, there is no group of humans I respect more than these youth. This film will give you a glimpse of just how much power Israel has over American politics, it's actually terrifying. If this movie doesn't prove we're under foreign occupation I don't know what does. It also does an excellent job at humanizing not only Palestinians but these beautiful students that the media tried to demonize. Those paying attention will not know to never believe mainstream media again.

The only thing i wished it included was the Columbia boycotts against apartheid South Africa. A must watch!

This is undoubtedly the most valuable watch of my lifetime. It is captivating from start to finish. Despite the attempts to diminish screen time, it demands to be witnessed. This documentary directly challenges the rhetoric that the media imposed on those engaging in their rights to protest peacefully, all while further informing supporters of the movements across the world.

The entire theatre sobbed from start to finish, all of us left slowly with puffy eyes. This is moving, heartbreaking, enraging - you can't finish this without feeling a demand to be more involved and more informed. I hope that it continues to get the screen time it truly deserves.

I will be recommending this to everyone as a must watch film.