The Columbia University Gaza Solidarity Encampment began in April 2024 when nearly 50 students pitched tents on university grounds, beginning an occupation that would grow into a nationwide protest movement.

The documentary THE ENCAMPMENTS follows the dramatic escalation, from Columbia's administration banning student organizations for Palestine to the mass arrests that broke a 50-year police ban on campus.

As students faced police raids, media attacks, and institutional repression, their movement spread to universities across the country and ignited an international wave of student activism.

Directed by Kei Pritsker and Michael T. Workman
Executive Producer: Macklemore

English, Arabic, and Hebrew with English subtitles 81 minutes

Following the screening, organizations in solidarity with Palestine will share experiences from the wave of student protests. They will reflect on the movement's means, their demands, and the response from academic and political institutions.

Organized by antithesis, Students For Palestine Zürich and Palästina Komitee Zürich

?Rote Fabrik, 20.03.2026
⏰ 18.45 - screening starts 19:00