Yintah

Yintah
Directed byJennifer Wickham
Brenda Michell
Michael Toledano
Produced byBrenda Michell
Bob Moore
Michael Toledano
Jennifer Wickham
StarringFreda Huson
Molly Wickham
CinematographyMichael Toledano
Edited byRyan Mullins
Music byOlivier Alary
Production
company
Yintah Film
Distributed byEyeSteelFilm
Release date
Running time
125 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Yintah is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell and Michael Toledano.[1] The film profiles the Wetʼsuwetʼen First Nation, as they fight to protect their traditional lands from pipeline developments.[2]

The film premiered in March 2024 at the True/False Film Festival.[3] It had its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was the winner of the Rogers Audience Award.[4]

At the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it received honorable mentions for the Colin Low Award and the Elevate Award.[5]

  1. ^ Samantha Burgeson, "‘Yintah’ Trailer: Indigenous Documentary Showcases a Fight to Restore Land Rights More Than 10 Years in the Making". IndieWire, April 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Odette Auger, "New film documents struggle of Wet’suwet’en land defenders". Windspeaker, February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Stephen Saito, "True/False 2024 Review: “Yintah” Observes a Righteous Fight Over the Rules of the Road". The Movable Fest, March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Pat Mullen, "Yintah Wins Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs". Point of View, May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024.