Overview

• Director Barry Avrich said TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey told him the decision to disinvite his film was a mistake.
• After being reinstated, The Road Between Us is set for a Sept. 10 world premiere with a single public showing and no press or industry screenings.
• TIFF initially withdrew the documentary citing a lack of “legal clearance of all footage,” a rationale Avrich publicly disputed.
• A group of activists demonstrated on Festival Street, placing prop bundles resembling infants and waving Palestinian flags before leaving without arrests, police said.
• The reversal followed widespread blowback, including an open letter signed by more than 1,000 industry figures criticizing TIFF’s handling of the film.