Film Screening: The Encampments
Monday, November 17, 2025 | 6:00–8:30 PM
Hunter North, Room 502
Part of the Palestinian Film Series
Directed by Michael T. Workman and Kei Pritsker, 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. 90 min. 2025.
Co-sponsored by: Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies; Anti-Racism Committee at Hunter Dance Department; Applied Digital Sociology Program; Arabic Studies Program; CUNY-Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine; English Department; Film and Media Department; MFA Dance Program at Hunter; Sociology Department; and the Women and Gender Studies Department.
Venue: Hunter North Building, 5th Floor, Room 502. Non-CUNY guests must sign in at the Visitor Center at Hunter West (68th St & Lexington Ave) with a valid ID at least 10 minutes before the screening.
RSVP: Register here