JBS Jewish Broadcasting Service announces the exclusive broadcast premiere of the documentary “Blind Spot” on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 7pm EDT. From Executive Producer Leonard Gold, Blind Spot is the only current film exclusively devoted to campus antisemitism, and the only one which documents the problem both before and after 10/7.
In addition, immediately following Blind Spot, JBS will broadcast a special edition of “A Special Look” with Teisha Bader, featuring a one-on-one interview with Blind Spot’s Executive Producer, Leonard Gold, on March 30, 2025 at 8:35pm EDT.
Encores of both the film and conversation air at 11:00pm EDT March 30 and throughout the week and both with Closed Captions.
Darah Golub, President of JBS, has said, “Blind Spot is like nothing I’ve ever seen in a film about antisemitism. We’re privileged to bring this important documentary to both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences through JBS.”
From Ironbound Films, the acclaimed team behind Israel Swings for Gold and Heading Home, Blind Spot offers viewers a unique opportunity to understand how the problem of campus antisemitism came about, primarily by showing previously-unknown college students bearing witness to the antisemitism at their schools in the months before 10/7 in interviews at more than a dozen campuses across America. A number of these students are then shown post-10/7, delivering powerful testimony before Congress, a passionate speech in front of 290,000 people at the National Mall, appearing on national and local TV, and reflecting on the impact of 10/7.
Executive Producer Leonard Gold emphasizes why JBS is the ideal platform to bring this powerful documentary to audiences. “Blind Spot belongs on JBS, a network dedicated to illuminating critical issues facing the Jewish community. With its wide reach and commitment to education, JBS ensures that this urgent and eye-opening documentary is seen by those who need it most.”
WHEN
Sunday, March 30, 2025
7pm EDT and 11pm EDT
The combination of pre-10/7 and post-10/7 footage makes Blind Spot the only film which clearly shows how the post-10/7 explosion of campus hate didn’t just drop from the sky – and what can be done about it.
In addition to the students, Blind Spot features exclusive interviews with elected officials from both parties, journalists, lawyers, school officials, authors, and others, plus additional footage which together tells the story and shows the many aspects of campus antisemitism – and also offers inspiration and reason for hope.
Among the many prominent voices in Blind Spot are those of Reps. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); actress Noa Tishby (author of “Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth,” and co-author with Emmanuel Acho of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew”); actor and comedian Michael Rapaport; Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch; author Dara Horn (“People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present”); and journalist Dion Pierre (The Algemeiner).
Among the students are Blake Flayton (co-author with Emily Schrader of the recently-released book, “10 Things Every Jew Should Know Before They Go to College: An Illustrated Guide”), Julia Jassey (CEO and co-founder of Jewish on Campus), Noah Shufutinsky, Sabrina Soffer, and Yasmeen Ohebsion.
As Blind Spot says early on, October 7 “exposed antisemitism on college campuses that students had been fighting for years. This is their story.”
One viewer recently posted, “[Blind Spot} is incredibly beautiful and powerful. I implore every Jew to see this film… If you have a child headed off to or in college, it is an absolute must-see. And quite frankly, it wouldn’t hurt non-Jews to see it as well. I’m moved by what I witnessed, and the experience was even more special because my son, who will heading off to college in the fall, experienced it with me.”
A current college student said, “While the experience of Jewish college students is entirely pushed to the side by administrations across the country, this movie serves to open the eyes of the populace and shine a light on the decades of discrimination that Jewish students have endured…[F]eaturing young adults and inspiring young Jewish leaders, those interviewed are role models to us all, and the younger generation of Jewish teens should be exposed to what this leadership looks like.”
And Doug Altabef wrote in JNS, “Blind Spot is a fire alarm ringing and a profile of many of the firefighters trying to deal with the flames…The emotional power of the film is to be found in the stories of the many students thrust into the conflict. It is inspiring to watch some of these individual profiles in courage, as regular people provide extraordinary, and yes, heroic responses to adversity. The problem of anti-Semitism is not going away, but the wherewithal of how to deal with it, counter it, and suppress it is to be found in the experiences of these young people who are getting a true education in dealing with hostility and hatred.”
In addition to broadcasting and re-broadcasting Blind Spot and the companion episode of A Special Look (see JBS program guide for dates and times), both programs will also be available on demand at jbstv.org starting April 1, 2025.
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For trailer and more information about Blind Spot, go to https://blindspotmovie.com/