TIFF is working with the filmmakers of October 7 documentary The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue to screen the film at next month’s festival, CEO Cameron Bailey said, adding that claims of censorship were “unequivocally false”.

Following earlier reports that TIFF (September 4-14) had withdrawn the film’s invitation because it did not meet “conditions that were requested”, the filmmakers retorted that the festival had “ defied its mission and censored its own programming by refusing this film”.

However on Wednesday Bailey said in a statement: “I want to be clear: claims that the film was rejected due to censorship are unequivocally false. I remain committed to working with the filmmaker to meet TIFF’s screening requirements to allow the film to be screened at this yea

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