Canadian Actress Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Returns Toronto Film Critics Award in Response to Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech
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TFCA president Johanna Schneller said that Tailfeathers’ speech had been edited “to maintain the timing of the awards show” and not for political reasons, but that she would resign from her role nonetheless.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Canadian actor Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers says she is “disgusted and ashamed” by the Toronto Film Critics Association’s decision to cut a portion of her awards speech, in which she expressed support for Palestine, from Monday’s awards gala. Tailfeathers was being honored at the TFCA Awards Gala in Toronto with the prize for Best Supporting Performance in a Canadian Film, for her role in Melanie Oates’ drama Sweet Angel Baby . Unable to attend the March 2 ceremony in person, she sent a video message which – in addition to the standard acceptance speech fare – included the statement “my heart continues to be with the people of Palestine who are experiencing this ongoing genocide, and thank you to anyone in this industry who’s been brave enough to say anything.” Related Stories TV Guy Ritchie Returns to Sherlock Holmes With 'Young Sherlock' Stars Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Dónal Finn: "He's Spun It on Its Head" TV HBO's 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Casts Three New Actors for Season 2 That section was cut from the awards gala video. In a furious email sent to TFCA members on Wednesday, Tailfeathers slammed the organization for censorship and vowed to return her trophy. “A choice was made to neutralize and censor my words with the paternalistic excuse that I somehow needed protection from my own words,” she wrote. She continued: “This is deeply troubling. The TFCA Awards are a celebration of cinematic expression and censorship is the enemy of expression. I am profoundly disgusted and ashamed by such an act of censorship. Neutrality is a form of violence; the choice to be apolitical is political. I cannot, in good conscience, accept this award now that it has been tainted by censorship.” She added that she was not interested in receiving an apology...
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