Overview

• World premiered at TIFF with Sarah McLachlan telling a Q&A crowd she is too tired to relaunch the festival herself but would perform if a new, younger champion led it, suggesting an artist like Olivia Rodrigo.
• Canadian rollout begins Sept. 17 on CBC and CBC Gem, followed by Sept. 21 streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally.
• Directed by Ally Pankiw, the feature was commissioned by CBC and produced for ABC News Studios with Dan Levy’s Not A Real Production Company and Elevation Pictures, with White Horse Pictures and Epic Magazine involved.
• The documentary features new interviews with McLachlan and Lilith veterans including Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Paula Cole, Jewel, Mýa, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, and Emmylou Harris, alongside contemporary voices like Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo.
• Built from more than 600 hours of archival footage, the film charts the festival’s commercial success and confronts the backlash it faced, from promoters’ resistance to reported bomb threats.