Alex Billington, a blogger for FirstShowing.net, is making waves in the film community for calling 911 during a press screening at the Toronto International Film Festival to complain about someone using their cell phone.

Billington attended the special screening of horror film The Sacrament for press and film industry executives when he noticed someone constantly emailing on their phone as the film went on. According to The Associated Press, he then decided to tell the management, but was unsatisfied with their response. So, he called 911, but the dispatcher laughed him off.

He then took to Twitter to vent and noted that he’s “fighting the good fight” against phone use in screenings. He also noted that he was nervous about piracy of the film in question. Billington also responded to critics of his actions, including from other film bloggers who called him out. Others praised him for bringing attention to the major problem at hand.

Billington later spoke with BuzzFeed to explain his actions. He noted that the person had actually put the phone up to the screen for 10 minutes. “I complained once to the theater managers, who looked and said there was no one with their phone on,” he said. “I returned, and 5 minutes later he had his phone out again in front of him, pointed towards the screen. I thought I might be witnessing an act of piracy, a major crime being committed, and wished to report it to the proper authorities.”

He added that a manager at the venue said that the man was only texting and that “he had the right to use his phone in this screening.” Billington added, “My complaints at that time, based on their response, turned to the policy of TIFF and allowing phones to be used.”