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Michael Toledano
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documentary filmmaker | yintahfilm.com
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canadaboatgaza.bsky.social @canadaboatgaza.bsky.social · 18d
Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters.
We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster)
#EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade
Photo of Mskwaasin with a keffyeh, black background with Canadian Boat to Gaza logo + LARGE red text: "MSKWAASIN AGNEW (DENE/CREE) ABDUCTED BY ISRAEL." and smaller white text: "Contact the Government to demand: - immediate sanctions on Israel - a two way arms embargo - demand the release of Mskwaasin and other Canadian members of the Flotilla." White text in a red outlined box: "Prime Minister Mark Carney mark.carney@parl.gc.ca Anita Anand (Foreign Affairs) anita.anand@international.gc.ca David Mcguinty (National Defence) david.mcguinty@forces.gc.ca Rebecca Alty (Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations) rebecca.alty@parl.gc.ca 613-992-4587 MP Karim Bardeesy Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park. karim.bardeesy@parl.gc.ca 416-769-5072
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · 25d
Absolutely unhinged Truth and Reconciliation display in Nelson, BC
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 26d
Ezra Klein: There's a Rick & Morty quote I really like. Ezra Klein: It goes like this, "Why would a pop-tart want to live inside a toaster? That would be like the scariest place for them to live." Ta-Nehisi Coates not saying anything Ezra Klein: Because in the episode they go to a neighborhood where everyone is a pop-tart and they live in toaster-houses.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · Aug 11
FUCK you @nationalpost.bsky.social.

This is unforgivable, traitorous shit from people claiming to be journalists.

How dare you accept this framing from a state that is SLAUGHTERING our colleagues.

How DARE you.
National Post headline reads: IDF kills Hamas terror cell leader posing as 'Al Jazeera' journalist Subhead reads: Israeli strike in Gaza slays Hamas commander Anas al-Sharif, who posed as an 'Al Jazeera' journalist while directing rocket attacks on Israel
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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · Jun 22
America appropriated a lot from the Haudenosaunee, too much to list here. But what they never understood was Peace, actual Peace. America's original sin was killing us (and so many others) so it could have "peace" and it never attoned for that. Each president is forever cursed to kill for "freedom".
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Adrienne Tanner @adriennetanner.bsky.social · Jun 6
“Bypassing democratic norms under the pretext of a ‘crisis’ is a tactic as old as time," Alex Cool-Fergus, national policy manager at Climate Action Network Canada said of the federal government's new legislation to fast-track major projects. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/06/06/n...
Bill to fast-track projects gets instant pushback from climate groups and First Nations
“Bypassing democratic norms under the pretext of a ‘crisis’ is a tactic as old as time," Alex Cool-Fergus, national policy manager at Climate Action Network Canada said of the federal government's leg...
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 6
Press release: Lax'yip Youth Commit to Defend Gitxsan Territory from Industrial Megaprojects

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · Jun 5
B.C. has approved the PRGT pipeline, paving the way for construction to start — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict. #bcpoli via @writermjs.bsky.social @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/prgt-pipelin...
B.C. approves PRGT pipeline, setting stage for conflict | The Narwhal
The green light for the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline could mean a ‘long, hot summer’ of conflict, one Indigenous leader warns
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POV Magazine @povmagazine.bsky.social · Jun 2
YINTAH tops Canadian Screen Award winners for documentary as the feature film prizes were handed out over the weekend. povmagazine.com/yintah-wins-...
Yintah Wins Canadian Screen Award for Best Documentary - POV Magazine
Yintah leads the documentary winners at the Canadian Screen Awards as the categories for feature film were handed out over the weekend.
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Charlie Smith @charliesmithvcr.bsky.social · Jun 1
Congratulations to @mtol.bsky.social for Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature Length Documentary for Yintah. Michael has been doing phenomenal and courageous work for years. Nice to see him recognized in this way.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
9/ Recognizing the precarious and limited safety that made this work possible, I accept this award as a reminder of the importance of truth telling, and dedicate this award to media workers in occupied territories worldwide.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
8/ As of April 2025, Israeli forces have more than killed more than 232 journalists in Gaza, who have courageously acted as the world’s eyes and ears.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
7/ Repression is a spectrum. While Canadian police have been increasingly quick to arrest media workers, colonial forces in Israel have attempted to normalize the targeted assassinations of journalists.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
6/ I am grateful to have been able to witness this inspiring history of Wet’suwet’en resistance to colonization and to have come out of the experience alive.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
5/ This award recognizes the incredible efforts of a team committed to truth and justice – and it comes as those in our profession, at home and worldwide, face increasingly hostile environments for truth telling.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
4/ Dan Loan, Keir Knight, Jesse Freeston & Grace Burke all faced police lines while Sam Vinal & Alexandra Kotcheff beautifully documented the earliest days of the resistance. All worked in solidarity, often on a voluntary basis, in difficult environments, following Wet'suwet'en laws and protocols.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
3/ I faced an RCMP rifle and four days in jail, and years of targeted harassment in order to make this film. Melissa Cox was arrested twice documenting this history, and devoted two years of her life to this project.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
2/ This film would not be possible without the dedication of many cinematographers who each witnessed parts of this story, and in some cases made extraordinary personal sacrifices to make sure a camera was always present.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 2
1/ It's an honour to win Best Cinematography in a Documentary for Yintah from the Canadian Screen Awards. Some thoughts on the award:

Yintah’s cinematography was a decade-long collective effort to witness history in the face of RCMP repression.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Jun 1
Thanks Charlie!
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Research for the Front Lines @researchforthefrontlines.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · May 21
We are honoured to co-host a screening of the @yintah.film in Montreal next Thurs, followed by a Q&A with Sleydo’ Molly Wickam, Jennifer Wickam, and Corey Jayohcee Jocko, facilitated by Niloofar Golkar from R4FL.

May 29, 2pm at UQAM

https://www.yintahfilm.com/screenings
Yintah film screening, discussion with Sleydo’ Molly Wickham and Jennifer Wickam, May 29, 2pm, UQAM Room A-2405, Pavillion Hubert-Aquin. Co-hosted by Research for the Front Lines, the Great Transition, and the Social Justice Centre at Concordia University. Image from behind a person in a fur coat with arms extended in front of a wooden barricade, beneath a a helicopter in a clear blue sky.
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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · Apr 19
For the next three weeks No Other Land is available to stream online with a donation!! supportmasaferyatta.com
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You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · Mar 24
Israeli settlers and the IDF brutally assaulted and kidbapped No Other Land co-director Hamden Ballal

Please spread the word and signal boost this we cannot let these actions remain clouded in silence
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Mar 18
Israel breaks ceasefire, killing more than 400 in Gaza - Live updates from Al Jazeera
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‘Horror’: Israeli attacks on Gaza kill over 400, including many children
Hundreds of people killed, including many children, as Israel carries out extensive air attacks across Gaza.
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Michael Toledano @mtol.bsky.social · Mar 15
we don't need a remake of Starship Troopers, we're already living its prequel.
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