Yintah

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| name = Yintah

| image =

| caption =

| director = Jennifer Wickham
Brenda Michell
Michael Toledano

| producer = Brenda Michell
Bob Moore
Michael Toledano
Jennifer Wickham

| writer =

| starring = Freda Huson
Molly Wickham

| music = Olivier Alary

| cinematography = Michael Toledano

| editing = Ryan Mullins

| studio = Yintah Film

| distributor = EyeSteelFilm

| runtime = 125 minutes

| released = {{film date|2024|3|1|True/False}}

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

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Yintah is a 2024 Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell and Michael Toledano.Samantha Burgeson, [https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/yintah-trailer-indigenous-documentary-co-director-arrested-1234978140/ "‘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, [https://windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/new-film-documents-struggle-wetsuweten-land-defenders "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, [https://moveablefest.com/michael-toledano-jennifer-wickham-brenda-michell-yintah/ "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

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scope="col"\| Award ! scope="col"\| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"\| Category ! scope="col"\| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"\| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| {{Tooltip\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival \| 2024 \| Rogers Audience Award \| rowspan=4\| Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano \| {{won}} \| Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/yintah-wins-rogers-audience-award-at-hot-docs/ "Yintah Wins Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs"]. Point of View, May 5, 2024.
rowspan=2\| DOXA Documentary Film Festival \| rowspan=2\| 2024 \| Colin Low Award \| {{honored}} \| rowspan=2\| Janet Smith, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/doxa-documentary-film-festival-awards-2024 "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival"]. Stir, May 11, 2024.
Elevate Award \| {{honored}}
Toronto Film Critics Association \| 2024 \| Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award \| {{nom}} \| Nicholas Sokic, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/12/16/tfca-unveils-2024-canadian-film-nominees/ "TFCA unveils 2024 Canadian film nominees"]. Playback, December 16, 2024.
rowspan=4\| Canadian Screen Awards \| rowspan=4\| June 1, 2025 \| Best Feature Length Documentary \| Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Bob Moore, Sam Vinal, Doris Rosso, Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin \| {{pending}} \| rowspan=4\| Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/the-tragically-hip-okurimono-lead-canadian-screen-award-documentary-nominees/ "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees"]. Point of View, March 26, 2025.
Best Cinematography in a Documentary \| Michael Toledano \| {{pending}}
Best Original Music in a Documentary \| Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti \| {{pending}}
Best Sound Design in a Documentary \| Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt \| {{pending}}

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scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Date of ceremony

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

| 2024

| Rogers Audience Award

| rowspan=4| Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano

| {{won}}

| Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/yintah-wins-rogers-audience-award-at-hot-docs/ "Yintah Wins Rogers Audience Award at Hot Docs"]. Point of View, May 5, 2024.

rowspan=2| DOXA Documentary Film Festival

| rowspan=2| 2024

| Colin Low Award

| {{honored}}

| rowspan=2| Janet Smith, [https://www.createastir.ca/articles/doxa-documentary-film-festival-awards-2024 "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival"]. Stir, May 11, 2024.

Elevate Award

| {{honored}}

Toronto Film Critics Association

| 2024

| Rogers Best Canadian Documentary Award

| {{nom}}

| Nicholas Sokic, [https://playbackonline.ca/2024/12/16/tfca-unveils-2024-canadian-film-nominees/ "TFCA unveils 2024 Canadian film nominees"]. Playback, December 16, 2024.

rowspan=4| Canadian Screen Awards

| rowspan=4| June 1, 2025

| Best Feature Length Documentary

| Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell, Michael Toledano, Bob Moore, Sam Vinal, Doris Rosso, Daniel Cross, Mila Aung-Thwin

| {{pending}}

| rowspan=4| Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/the-tragically-hip-okurimono-lead-canadian-screen-award-documentary-nominees/ "The Tragically Hip, Okurimono Lead Canadian Screen Award Documentary Nominees"]. Point of View, March 26, 2025.

Best Cinematography in a Documentary

| Michael Toledano

| {{pending}}

Best Original Music in a Documentary

| Olivier Alary, Johannes Malfatti

| {{pending}}

Best Sound Design in a Documentary

| Benoît Dame, Catherine Van Der Donckt

| {{pending}}