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Michael Toledano
@mtol.bsky.social
documentary filmmaker | yintahfilm.com
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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
October 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Absolutely unhinged Truth and Reconciliation display in Nelson, BC
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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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.
August 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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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".
June 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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β€œBypassing democratic norms under the pretext of a β€˜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
β€œBypassing democratic norms under the pretext of a β€˜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...
www.nationalobserver.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Press release: Lax'yip Youth Commit to Defend Gitxsan Territory from Industrial Megaprojects

laxyip.com/news/post/23...
June 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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B.C. has approved the PRGT pipeline, paving the way for construction to start β€” and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a β€œlong, 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 β€˜long, hot summer’ of conflict, one Indigenous leader warns
thenarwhal.ca
June 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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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.
povmagazine.com
June 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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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.
June 1, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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.
June 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks Charlie!
June 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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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
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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For the next three weeks No Other Land is available to stream online with a donation!! supportmasaferyatta.com
April 19, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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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
March 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Israel breaks ceasefire, killing more than 400 in Gaza - Live updates from Al Jazeera
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
β€˜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.
www.aljazeera.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
we don't need a remake of Starship Troopers, we're already living its prequel.
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM