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DOXA Documentary Festival runs April 30 to May 10

You Had to Be There

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Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival Announces 2026 Line-up

by POV Staff
April 15, 2026
Festivals/News

The Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival announces its 2026 line-up including documentaries The Northmen Way, King Hamlet, Sweet Störy, Black Zombie, and You Had to Be There.

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The Best Documentaries of 2025: Come See Them, Hopefully in a Theatre

by Pat Mullen Marc Glassman
December 5, 2025
Features

The best documentaries of 2025 include Come See Me in the Good Light, The Tale of Silyan, Endless Cookie, Cover-up, and Coexistence, My Ass!

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Whistler Film Festival Announces 2025 Line-up

by Pat Mullen
November 5, 2025
Festivals/News

The Whistler Film Festival announces its 2025 line-up including the opening night screening of You Had to Be There, and Mountain Culture films Forward and Our Kind of Chaos.

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The 2025 TIFF Docs Report: Another One for the Road

by Pat Mullen
September 16, 2025September 24, 2025
Features/TIFF

The 2025 TIFF Docs report: documentary highlights in a year overshadowed by controversy include The Tale of Silyan, Cover-Up, Love+War, A Simple Soldier and Whistle.

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The Road Between Us Wins People’s Choice Documentary Award at TIFF

by Pat Mullen
September 14, 2025
News/TIFF

The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue wins the People's Choice Award for Documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Back to Godspell’s Country with Paul Shaffer and Victor Garber

by Jason Gorber
September 10, 2025September 16, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with Paul Shaffer and Victor Garber about Godspell 1972, You Had to Be There, and the impact of the musical on their careers.

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You Had to Be There Review: Toronto’s Godspell Lore Brings the Laughs

by Pat Mullen
September 6, 2025
Reviews/TIFF

The rollicking documentary You Had to Be There revisits the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell with Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and other funny folks.

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You Have to See It: Toronto’s Legendary Godspell ’72 Revisited

by Jason Gorber
September 2, 2025September 6, 2025
Interviews/TIFF

An interview with You Had to Be There director Nick Davis about bringing the legendary 1972 Toronto Godspell production to screen with comedy greats like Martin Short, Eugene Levy, and Jayne Eastwood.

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TIFF’s Galas and Special Presentations Slate Spotlights Canadian Cultural History

by Pat Mullen
July 21, 2025
News/TIFF

TIFF announces Galas and Special Presentations including documentaries about Lilith Fair, Degrassi, and the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell.

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