TORONTO β A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
Organizers say the Primetime program includes the long-awaited world premiere of βThe Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,β bound for Prime Video.
Announced back in 2022, it's directed by Mike Downie, the brother of late bandleader Gord Downie.
The TV-focused lineup also includes βThe Knowingβ from Indigenous storytellers Courtney Montour and Tanya Talaga, Alfonso CuarΓ³n's Apple TV Plus thriller, "Disclaimer," starring Cate Blanchett, and British director Joe Wrightβs Benito Mussolini biopic, βM. Son of the Century.β
In addition to an offering from Jessup and a new animated project from Kove, the Short Cuts lineup includes titles from U.S. actress Dakota Johnson and a film by Arshile Khanjian Egoyan, the son of acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan.
TIFF runs Sept. 5 to 15.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2024.
The Canadian Press