Posted on 08/13/2025 2:34:38 PM PDT by DFG
A new documentary about the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas has been booted from the Toronto International Film Festival — because organizers insist the filmmakers need the rights from the terrorist group to use their horrific footage of the massacre.
The festival claims the movie, called “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,” did not meet certain requirements to screen at the prestigious September event, widely attended by Hollywood stars and bigwigs, including not securing so-called “legal clearance” to use Hamas’ live-streamed video of the rape, murder and kidnapping of Jews.
The stunned filmmakers, including Canadian director Barry Avrich, slammed the decision, telling Deadline that TIFF has “defied its mission and censored its own programming by refusing this film.”
Indeed, TIFF’s mission states on its website, “we will defend artistic excellence and artistic freedom.”
Avrich declined to comment further.
“The Road Between Us” tells the story of retired Israel Defense Forces General Noam Tibon, who set out to save his family and others during Hamas’ deadly attack, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
It includes widely seen videos taken by the terrorists of their murders of Israelis at the Nova music festival and in nearby communities.
While TIFF alleges they required permission from Hamas to use the footage, the documentary’s line producer, Talia Harris Ram, told the Times of Israel that their rationale was ridiculous.
“The topic of creators’ rights is something I work with regularly,” she said. “There’s no legal problem with showing these clips, which were already streamed live on October 7. From an intellectual property standpoint, they are clearly in the public domain.”
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Well, Canada................
But there’s the IDF video’s ... oh, sorry. Jewish. Can’t have that.
These are the people who thought voting for Carney was a good idea.
I’ve seen many videos of Nazi death camp atrocities. And I’m pretty sure the Nazis never gave permission for that footage to be shown.
So what has changed since then? The left is now unquestionably on the side of the monsters.
I want to say that’s pathetic. But it’s more than just pathetic. It’s disgusting.
Everywhere the left rules, the s**t runs deep. Very deep. I expected much much better from Canada.
When they say that mission statement it always means how they define it. For the left it’s always a one way street. Any excuse ridiculous or otherwise is used to make things conform to the way they see things. We shouldn’t be surprised at the hypocrisy anymore it comes standard with the left. And it’s nothing new for them either.
Festival organizers insist the filmmakers need the rights from the terrorist group to use their horrific footage of the massacre.
We are living in post-reality
Just thinking ahead. After all, Canuckistan is going to recognize “Palestine” in September.
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