In early May of 2024, students at George Washington (GW) University in Washington DC protested Israel's military campaign in Gaza. They joined a movement of thousands of students on at least 39 college campuses across the United States. Protesters lived in tents on GW University Yard for two weeks before marching on university president Ellen Granberg's house. The stated goal was to force Granberg to drop GW's investment in companies with ties to Israel.
Documentary filmmakers Colin J. Mason and Jacqui Ris spent 4 days at the encampment between May 3rd and May 8th, filming everything in sight and interviewing anyone who would consent to speak on camera. The resulting film provides viewers with a frank, unvarnished account of a complex and ever-evolving protest that was often misrepresented by media entities on both sides of the aisle.
We asked the protesters the following questions:
1) what brings you personally to this encampment?
2) what is the concrete, measurable goal (if any) of this encampment?
2) what group/organization (if any) is behind this?
3) how do you respond to the charge that these encampments are antisemitic/full of antisemitic actors?
4) is there anything you would like the public to know that you do not believe is being represented by the media?
THE PROTESTERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR VIEWS ARE THEIR OWN. ALL EVENTS AND INTERVIEWS ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT COMMENTARY.
This documentary does not claim to paint a complete picture of the student protests happening across the United States, nor does it take a position on or offer meaningful insight into the ongoing war in Gaza. It also does not take an official position on the protests, which were complicated mixtures of varying ideologies and actors. We merely seek to provide viewers with information they would not have access to otherwise so they might form their own opinions.
We believe that, in a polarized internet landscape full of irresponsible rhetoric and unfounded opinion, presenting the facts without commentary is sometimes the only real conversation left.
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