Toronto Film Festival Protesters Disrupt Opening Night Screening, Accuse Sponsor RBC of Funding Genocide

Protestors have disrupted the opening night screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), accusing sponsor Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) of funding genocide. Agitators during the opening night screening of David Gordon Green’s “Nutcrackers” were met with widespread boos from the audience. Kyle Buchanan, the New York Times awards columnist, was amongst those in the audience and said, “The crowd is extremely hostile, shouting back ‘go away’ and booing them.” The protestors were quickly escorted out by security within …