October 8

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October 8

Mar 2025

1h 40m

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The emergence of anti-Semitism on college campuses, in social media and on the streets since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

Apr 1

“October 8” is often at its strongest when Sachs touches on broader perspectives within her thesis.

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Alissa Simon

Variety

Mar 26

The informative film calls attention to an important issue, but viewers should recognize that the perspective is one-sided.

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Sam Adams

Slate

Mar 20

The movie is hugely enlightening, if not solely for the reasons it means to be.

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

Jun 2

October 8 is built on a series of deliberate omissions and fear mongering, an unscrupulous if familiar tactic that betrays the subjects’ indignation and their weak conviction.

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Pat Mullen

POV Magazine

Apr 16

October 8 makes some compelling points whenever it isn’t flying off the rails.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Apr 10

Mainly, the subjects, and presumably the filmmakers, of both October 8 and The Encampments have a strident belief that most major institutions are against them and their cause.

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Sima

Apr 14

Amazing, I took my son

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Robin

Apr 10

Excellent!!! A must see for everyone.

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merav

Apr 9

Excellent movie! An important documentary for the history pages!

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ZtheJ

Apr 6

Very good documentary of the terrible response on college campuses to the Hamas terrorist atact on Israel oct 7 2023.

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Charles S

Apr 6

Documentary that disclosed some truths about anti-semitism on college campuses in the wake of October 7.

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Jared H

Apr 3

Everyone must see this, especially non-Jews and non-Israelis.

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Synopsis

The emergence of anti-Semitism on college campuses, in social media and on the streets since October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel.

Director: Wendy Sachs
Producer: Nimrod Erez, Inbal B. Lessner, Kelley Hartmann
Screenwriter: Nimrod Erez, Inbal B. Lessner, Wendy Sachs
Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $234.5K
Runtime: 1h 40m

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