Yintah is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell and Michael Toledano.Samantha Burgeson, "‘Yintah’ Trailer: Indigenous Documentary Showcases a Fight to Restore Land Rights More Than 10 Years in the Making". IndieWire, April 26, 2024. The film profiles the Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation, as they fight to protect their traditional lands from natural gas pipeline developments.Odette Auger, "New film documents struggle of Wet’suwet’en land defenders". Windspeaker, February 22, 2024.
The film premiered in March 2024 at the True/False Film Festival.Stephen Saito, "True/False 2024 Review: “Yintah” Observes a Righteous Fight Over the Rules of the Road". The Movable Fest, March 3, 2024. It had its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2024 Rogers Audience Award Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano Pat Mullen, "Yintah Wins Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs". Point of View, May 5, 2024. DOXA Documentary Film Festival 2024 Colin Low Award Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024. Elevate Award Toronto Film Critics Association 2024 Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award Nicholas Sokic, "TFCA unveils 2024 Canadian film nominees". Playback, December 16, 2024.Millennium Docs Against GravityMay 15, 2025Grand Prix Bank Millennium AwardJennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano Canadian Screen Awards June 1, 2025 Best Feature Length Documentary Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Bob Moore, Sam Vinal, Doris Rosso, Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin Pat Mullen, "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees". Point of View, March 26, 2025. Best Cinematography in a Documentary Michael Toledano Best Original Music in a Documentary Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti Best Sound Design in a Documentary Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt
See also
2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests Killing of Jared Lowndes Sleydo' Molly Wickham
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