Bronx First Fridays Rooftop Screening | The Encampments

Bronx Independent Cinema Center | First Fridays | Movie Nights 2025

Bronx Independent Cinema Center continues its inaugural run of First Friday Film Screenings across different venues in the borough.

Join us on Friday, August 1 at 7 PM for an evening of film and conversation around student voices and our current political climate.

We’re proud to partner to screen the Encampments at the Mottley Kitchen Rooftop

Entrey fee is $10.00 (RSVP or pay at the door)

Doors Open at 7:00 PM and the screening will start at 8:15 PM.

Q & A afterward. Light snacks and refreshments available.

About The Film:

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.

Director's Bio:

is a filmmaker and organizer based in San Francisco. Workman's documentaries have screened at festivals around the world including Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival and many more.

is the Director of the Encampments

Trailer to the film:

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