Overview
- Directed by Ally Pankiw for ABC News Studios, the film is produced with Dan Levy’s Not a Real Production Company and Elevation Pictures and was commissioned by CBC.
- The feature draws from more than 600 hours of previously unseen footage alongside fresh conversations with artists, fans, and organizers.
- Interviewees include Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Paula Cole, Jewel, Mýa, Natalie Merchant, Indigo Girls, and Emmylou Harris, with perspectives from Brandi Carlile and Olivia Rodrigo.
- The trailer highlights past resistance to the women-led tour, including promoter pushback, religious criticism over the name, and McLachlan’s recollection of a bomb threat.
- The film is slated to premiere at TIFF on Sept. 14, air in Canada on CBC on Sept. 17 with CBC Gem on Sept. 21, and stream in the U.S. on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ on Sept. 21.