The film premiered in 2024 at the
Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York and has been shown at the
Boca International Jewish Film Festival, other film festivals JCC's, schools, synagogues, movie theaters and museums. Fern Sidman called the film "an indictment, an inspiration, and above all, a mirror held up to a society". She noted the film's focus on social pressures on Jewish students to renounce their connection to Israel, calling this "a modern form of antisemitism cloaked in the language of social justice". Douglas Altabef called the film "a fire alarm ringing and a profile of many of the firefighters trying to deal with the flames". The
Jerusalem Post called the film "yet another red alert about Jew-hatred in America", noting that it began with events in 2022, in contrast to other documentaries on the topic, which were made after the
October 7 attacks.
The Algemeiner said that
Blind Spot "draws attention to [the students'] bravery and courage in standing up against antisemitism, [but also] highlights the heartbreaking experiences these Jewish students endured,... [despite which they] are not portrayed as victims but as the heroes in their own stories." ==Awards==