Rush Documentary Wins Tribeca Audience Award

A documentary about Canadian prog-rock pioneers Rush has won the audience award at the Tribeca Film Festival. Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage had its world premiere at the Festival, which was honored during Saturday night's wrap party as the crowd favorite. The win nets directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn $25,000, and to paraphrase the band's Geddy Lee from the McKenzie Brothers' "Take Off," you know, twenty-five-thousand bucks is twenty-five-thousand bucks. The film is a chronology of the band's progression, and you won't have to wait long to see it: Apparently, a limited release is scheduled for June, when one of the longest-lived rock bands heads back out on the road. Here's the blah blah from Nancy Schafer, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Festival:

“The best documentary films are just great stories with characters who jump off the screen, and that is certainly the case with Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. Scot and Sam have told a great story with their film, which is insightful and entertaining to audiences whether or not they are part of the band’s formidable fan base. An intimate but energetic portrayal of one of the most prolific rock bands, Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage highlights the juxtaposition of music and film as an art form and we hope that Rush fans and audiences around the world embrace the film the way Tribeca audiences have.”

In addition to Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neal Peart, the film features interviews with Gene Simmons (let's hope he wasn't trying to sell anything...for once), Billy Corgan, Jack Black, and Metallica's Kirk Hammett.

Comments

[Vince]

I had no idea that there was a documentary on Rush, let alone that it was this well-received. Awesome. I'm going to see them in concert this summer, so color me interested in this film.

[Logan M]

Is it opening here in phoenix? I would love to see this.

[Get The Big Picture]

I have no idea, Logan. But maybe the IFP Phoenix office can put together a screening or something.

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