Netflix has acquired the Indigenous Canadian documentary feature Yintah for the U.S. and the U.K. The documentary will also be released in Canada on Netflix.
Yintah, meaning “land,” is a feature-length documentary on the Wet’suwet’en nation’s fight for sovereignty. Spanning more than a decade, the film follows Howilhkat Freda Huson and Sleydo’ Molly Wickham as their nation reoccupies and protects their ancestral lands from several of the largest fossil fuel companies on earth.
The film will screen at the Camden Film Festival this weekend before going on to screen at the Hawai’i and Seattle international film festivals.
It previously premiered at True/False and played at Hot Docs (winner of the Rogers Audience Award), Sheffield Doc Fest, DOXA, and the International First Peoples’ Festival.
Yintah will open in select U.S. and U.K. theaters this fall and release on Netflix on October 18, 2024.
“The world needs to know the truth of what took place on Wet’suwet’en territory – how a determined community stood at gunpoint to protect Wet’suwet’en lands from theft. We’re thrilled that Netflix has decided to champion this story,” said directors Michael Toledano, Jennifer Wickham, and Brenda Michell.
The producers include Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, and Bob Moore. Sam Vinal, Doris Rosso, Daniel Cross, and Mila Aung-Thwin are the executive producers.
Yintah is a Yintah Film production in association with CBC.
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