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TIFF to Screen Oct. 7 Doc 'The Road Between Us' After Reaching Resolution with Filmmaker
TIFF reversed its earlier withdrawal and will screen the documentary highlighting a rescue mission during the October 7 attacks, emphasizing diverse perspectives and dialogue, CEO said.
- The Toronto International Film Festival confirmed Wednesday that it will screen The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, denying censorship claims as `unequivocally false`.
- Following earlier this week, TIFF organizers said they pulled the film because it didn’t meet security and legal clearance requirements, filmmakers claimed it defied its mission and censored programming.
- At TIFF, organizers highlight The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, a film that follows retired Noam Tibon’s mission during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, emphasizing its impact.
- Public response intensified as protesters outside the TIFF Lightbox theatre in downtown Toronto waved Israeli flags and called for Bailey to resign, with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs supporting TIFF's decision.
- Ahead of TIFF running from September 4 to 14, Cameron Bailey and Barry Avrich said they will announce the world premiere date on August 20th.
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The documentary "The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue" is now being shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. At the beginning of the week, the festival had initially withdrawn its invitation for the film about the Hamas attack on Israel.
At the beginning of the week, the Toronto Film Festival had initially withdrawn its invitation for a documentary on the Hamas massacre in Israel. The film makers then accused the decision-makers of "self-censorship." Now the festival is rowing back – and yet it is showing the film.
After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto
NEW YORK: The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival. Earlier this week, TIFF withdrew its invitation to the film “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue.” The festival said the decision was based in part on legal clearance for footage used
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The Toronto International Film Festival and Barry Avrich, the filmmaker behind a documentary about the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, say they have reached a resolution and the film will screen at the festival after initially being disinvited.
After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack, after all, following an uproar over the film’s disinvitation from the upcoming festival. Earlier this week, TIFF withdrew its invitation to the film “The Road Between…
TIFF reverses course, announces it will now screen controversial October 7 film
After two days of intense controversy, the Toronto International Film Festival has not only reversed its decision to disinvite an October 7 documentary, but has made it an official festival selection.
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