In a stunning reversal, the Toronto International Film Festival will “ensure” the screening of a documentary about Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel after initially booting the film because the terror group hadn’t given permission to use its footage.

TIFF’s turnaround comes only as the festival faced outrage over reports that “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue” wouldn’t be screened, because the filmmakers used footage filmed by Hamas but didn’t obtain the rights for the clips.

Festival CEO Cameron Bailey defended the earlier decision to bump the documentary from its September lineup, denying accusations that “censorship” played a role.

“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 year’s festival,” Bailey wrote on social media.

“I have asked our legal team to work with the filmmaker on considering all options available,” he added.

But the documentary’s filmmakers said the film has not been reinstated at the festival.

“As it stands, TIFF has not communicated to us in writing that it has reversed its decision. This continues to be a negotiation.”

The filmmakers previously panned the festival’s legal argument as ridiculous – arguing the Hamas footage they used was live streamed as the terrorists butchered civilians, and therefore “clearly in the public domain.”

“The topic of creators’ rights is something I work with regularly,” documentary producer Talia Harris Ram told The Times of Israel.

“There’s no legal problem with showing these clips, which were already streamed live on October 7. From an intellectual property standpoint, they are clearly in the public domain,” Ram added.

“The Road Between Us” tells the story of retired Israel Defense Forces General Noam Tibon, and his efforts on Oct. 7, 2023, to save his family and neighbors as Hamas murdered 1,200 men, women and children and took another 251 people hostage.

Its director, Barry Avrich, accused TIFF of having “censored” the film.

And despite TIFF’s insistence that the film was nixed over legal lines, sources told Deadline that it was actually cut for fear of attracting anti-Israel protests.

TIFF’s initial statement even seemed to hint at that, referring to “potential threat of significant disruption” the documentary could create over its “highly sensitive subject matter.”

Bailey appeared to walk that rhetoric back after the festival’s reversal.

“It was never my intention to offend or alienate anyone,” he wrote. “Given the sensitive and significant nature of the film’s subject, I believe that it tells an important story and contributes to the rich tapestry of perspectives in our lineup — stories that resonate here at home and around the world.”

“While we are not a political organization, TIFF will always strive to present our programming in a safe, inclusive environment,” he added.