CHICAGO TRIBUNE: A filmmaker sued to find out why the FBI was watching her Muslim community

VARIETY: ‘The Feeling of Being Watched’ makes the IDA Awards Shortlist

LA TIMES: Review: FBI surveillance of Muslims hits home in ‘The Feeling of Being Watched’

“startling and effective... You feel like you’re watching a ‘70s conspiracy thriller, but this is today and it’s nonfiction.”

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: 'The Feeling of Being Watched': Film Review

The Feeling of Being Watched takes shape as an incisive inquiry. Examining the idea of paranoia as an engineered reaction, a tool of control that inhibits potential activism and self-expression, it's more than a lesson in living history. It's a powerful argument for how necessary it is to watch the watchers.”

DOCNYC: Assia Boundaoui Named DOCNYC’s 40 Under 40

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE: 25 New Faces of Independent Film: Assia Boundaoui

FILM COMMENT: Festivals: Tribeca après Cannes

“‘[A] courageous, eye-opening documentary about the power of journalism… Both a thriller and an organizing tool."

VARIETY: Hot Docs Film Review: ‘The Feeling of Being Watched’

“Boundaoui’s smart, unsettling documentary functions both as a real-world conspiracy thriller and a personal reflection on the psychological strain of being made to feel an outsider in one’s own home.” 

THE NEW YORK TIMES: 17 Movies to Enjoy for the Tribeca Film Festival's 17th Edition

"This riveting film is at once a personal story, a journalistic thriller and an essay on the nature of paranoia."

FILMMAKER MAGAZINE: “Do Not Be Daunted by the Magnitude of the Challenge in Front of You”: Assia Boundaoui on Her Surveillance Doc, The Feeling of Being Watched


THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The FBI’s ‘Vulgar Betrayal’ of Muslim Americans


THE VILLAGE VOICE: The Exceptionally Varied Gems of This Year's Tribeca Film Festival

"...turns exhaustive research into an art form in her scintillating doc.”

RESONANCE FM: Human Rights Watch Film Festival - Interview with Assia Boundaoui

VOGUE: 8 Standout Films to See at This Year’s Blackstar Film Festival in Philadelphia

WBEZ: Film "The Feeling of Being Watched" on Mass FBI Surveillance of Muslims in Bridgeview, Illinois

REALSCREEN: CIFF ’18: “On Her Shoulders”, “The Feeling of Being Watched” take top prizes

CITYLAB: When Your Block is Being Watched

REEL CHICAGO: “Feeling of Being Watched” at Chicago Film Fest

COLORLINES: How One American Muslim Woman's Instinct Led to the Uncovering One of the Largest FBI Probes in U.S. History

CBC: Documentary shows 'chilling effect' of growing up in a Muslim community under FBI surveillance

DOCUMENTARY.ORG: Hot-Topic Documentaries at Tribeca Go Beyond the Headlines

NO FILM SCHOOL (Podcast): How Do You Protect Your Film’s Subjects, Data, and Yourself in Unsafe Situations?

WOMEN AND HOLLYWOOD: Tribeca 2018 Women Directors: Meet Assia Boundaoui — “The Feeling of Being Watched”

CRITERION CAST: Seven Films You Need to See at This Year's Tribeca Film Festival

"a fascinating look at the surveillance state”

FLIXIST: The 300 Week 17: 2018 Tribeca Film Festival Critic's Notebook (Part 2)

THE MOVEABLE FEST: Tribeca '18 Review: Assia Boundaoui's "The Feeling of Being Watched" is a Must-See

THE PLAYLIST: ‘The Feeling Of Being Watched’: Paranoia In The Homeland [Tribeca Review]

NOW TORONTO: Ten must-see films about politics at Hot Docs

MXDWN: Tribeca Film Festival Review – ‘The Feeling of Being Watched’"

"It’s one of the best films about the importance of journalism in a long time and should be considered required viewing.”

THE FILM STAGE: The Feeling of Being Watched Tribeca 2018 Review

OKAYAFRICA: 7 Must-See Films from This Year's Tribeca Film Festival

VULTURE: 17 Films You Should See at This Year’s Tribeca Film Festival

WBEZ: The Government Has Been Watching Muslims In Bridgeview For Years

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW: Q&A with Assia Boundaoui

AWARDS

National Reporting Award
The Livingston Awards 2020

Journalism Award The Sandford St Martin Awards 2020

Silver Gavel Award Honorable Mention
American Bar Association 2020

Best Documentary 
Woodstock Film Festival 2018

Best Editing
Woodstock Film Festival 2018

Audience Award, Best Documentary 
Blackstar Film Festival 2018

Audience Award, Best Documentary 
Camden International Film Festival 2018

Rogers Audience Choice Award
Regent Park Film Festival 2018

Audience Award, Best Documentary 
GlobeDocs Film Festival 2018

Up and Coming, Jury Winner
This Human World 2018

Student Choice Award
Movies That Matter Film Festival 2019

Shine a Light Jury Award
Freep Film Festival 2019

Social Impact Media Award
Documentary Feature Winner 2020