My very first trip to Canada as a kid was to Expo '67 in Montreal, and among my favorite memories of the fair are the terrific movies about Canada that played in the various exhibits.  Most memorable was the Czechoslovakian pavilion, where a mind-blowing "interactive" (did that word even exist back then?) film allowed the audience to participate in the storytelling. I can still feel the fun of endlessly riding the monorails and in my mind's eye, I can see the geodesic dome and Habitat buildings. 

My first visit to Toronto was a few years ago (I was on a concert tour with an artist friend), and as a lifelong hockey and New York Rangers fan, it was a true treat to just casually drop by the Hockey Hall of Fame to see the Stanley Cup in person. (I had been so anxious to see the Rangers win the cup in my lifetime that a high school friend of mine and I went on a "road trip" to Vancouver in 1994 to see Game 6.  The Rangers lost, but the celebration and party that night in Vancouver were worth the slight delay in seeing Messier hoist the cup at the Garden.)

On none of those occasions did I anticipate returning to Canada for the premiere of a film of mine. 

In this case, it's a story that we've wanted to tell for a long time, and John Scheinfeld and I, having co-written/co-directed and produced The U.S. Vs. John Lennon, can't wait for the TIFF audience to see a documentary in which significant moments in the story take place in Canada (e.g., the second "bed-in" for peace & legendary performance of "Give Peace A Chance").

We are truly thrilled and honored to be included.