Overview

• Directed by Ally Pankiw, the feature premiered on the TIFF circuit as a first trailer introduced extensive unseen archival footage.
• Canada airs the documentary on Wednesday, Sept. 17 on CBC, with U.S. and international streaming set for Sunday, Sept. 21 on Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and Disney+.
• Produced by ABC News Studios with CBC, Dan Levy’s Not A Real Production Company, Elevation Pictures, White Horse Pictures, and Epic Magazine, the project draws on a 2019 Vanity Fair/Epic oral history.
• Interviews include Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Paula Cole, Jewel, Mýa, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, Emmylou Harris, plus contemporary voices Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo.
• The film examines the festival’s resistance and risks, citing promoters’ doubts, religious criticism, and bomb threats, while noting Lilith’s 1997 tour topped U.S. festival grosses at $16 million.