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Posted on 08/16/2025 7:14:16 AM PDT by Twotone
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has canceled its screening of a documentary about Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, citing a lack of "legal clearance" for footage filmed by Hamas terrorists, according to a Tuesday report.
The festival claims to have withdrawn its invitation for the Canadian documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue because the filmmakers did not meet its general requirements, "including legal clearance of all footage," a spokesperson told Deadline. The documentary, originally set to air at the festival next month, shows how retired Israel Defense Forces general Noam Tibon rescued his family members and others during the October 7 attack, featuring video clips that Hamas terrorists recorded when they committed the massacre.
"Filmmakers were told they had to make editorial changes specifically identifying horrific footage that was livestreamed by Hamas on October 7, 2023, footage that had already been seen publicly," Deadline reported.
Sources told Deadline that the film festival was also concerned over "potential risks of disruptive protests at this year's festival." The event runs from September 4 to September 14.
The Canadian Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs agreed that the real reason for the cancellation is the festival's fear of anti-Semitic protesters. "It is inconceivable that TIFF allows a small group of extremists—using intimidation and threats of violence—to dictate which films Canadians can see at the festival," the group said in a statement to the Times of Israel.
Festival organizers made an increasing number of demands on the filmmakers as the festival approached. "On August 6, TIFF's lawyer informed the producers that they wanted to see evidence of the indemnification, legal letter and insurance certificate, and screen the film for a third time on August 8 to verify that TIFF's required changes were made," according to Deadline's report. The organization's CEO, Cameron Bailey, then asked the documentary's producers to withdraw the film, which they refused. In response, Bailey on Tuesday officially canceled the proposed screening and disinvited the filmmakers.
The documentarians and Tibon slammed the cancellation, with Tibon telling the Times that the "legal clearance" claims is "absurd and bizarre" and "constitutes further harms to the victims" of October 7.
"The Toronto Film Festival has succumbed to pressure and threats, and has chosen to silence and erase October 7," he went on. "My message to the festival management: The truth cannot be erased. The atrocities committed by Hamas cannot be erased or denied."
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Oh, did some POS ham-ass not sign the release docs.
I wonder how so many documentaries and movies were done illegally, because Hitler didn’t approve.
Hitler is owed trillions in legal damages.
The title reads like bad satire. So disgusting.
And you can’t blame the Muslims for feeling optimistic about their chances to establish a worldwide caliphate. Look how weak and pathetic the “infidels” are.
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The Toronto Terrorist Film Festival.
Canadian Lefties should all be at the south end of a north-bound rope.
the real reason for the cancellation is the festival’s fear of anti-Semitic protesters.
Hmmmm! One might think they would be all in for that.
Already outdated. Reversed its earlier stance and allowed the screening of ‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’.
What’s next Canada? You on the road to refusing to allow in your courts video evidence of murder because the suspect has copyright he wishes not to make public.
That’s good news, but see my previous comment. There remains factions in Canada that would blindly take their society down that road.
Reminds me of that old saying... “If you don’t stand up for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
Canada is not governed by representatives of the Canadians. It is ruled by representatives of islam, a violent middle-eastern death cult that is actually in control.
Toronto Film Festival cancelled the showing of Band of Brothers as they could not get permission from the Third Reich
Already outdated.
I’m glad about that. But they still should get notoriety for the original bad decision.
Well that’s pretty stupid
Well that’s pretty stupid
No, it’s Canadian.
Do these rules apply to everyone? Can Trump sue the film festival the next time they start showing Trump in their films?
The head terrorist didn’t like the way they shined his shoes
Seems like Muslims would put out their own movie celebrating the event.
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