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RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage

Encounters

World Premiere

Canada | 106 MINUTES | English |

RUSH: BEYOND THE LIGHTED STAGE

Documentary, Music

For fans of the legendary Canadian band RUSH, this is the documentary to experience. A comprehensive exploration of the entire history of this extraordinary power trio, from their early days growing up in Toronto, through each of their landmark albums, to the present day. Sit back and revel in the words, music, and wonder of Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.

With a career spanning four decades, RUSH is one of the most successful bands in the history of popular music, but despite their remarkable career achievements, they have never been recognized as critics' darlings. Directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn instead revel in interviews with the band's admirers and contemporaries, including Gene Simmons (Kiss), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Jack Black, and others. Chock-full of rare backstage and concert footage, RUSH: Beyond the Lighted Stage leaves no stone unturned in its creation of an intimate portrait of these immensely talented and iconoclastic musicians.

Winner of the 2010 Heineken Audience Award.
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CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen, and Sam Dunn

Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn are the co-founders of Banger Films and directors of Metal: A Headbangers Journey, which won a Gemini Award for best writing in a documentary, Global Metal, and Iron Maiden: Flight 666. They are now in production on the 16-part documentary series Metal Evolution.
Producer
Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn
Writers
Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn, Mike Dunn
Director
Scot McFadyen, Sam Dunn
Editor
Mike Munn
Executive Producer
Noah Segal, Pegi Cecconi, Shelley Nott, John Virant.
Cinematographer
Martin Hawkes

CONTACTS

Press Contact
Jennifer Sacca
Rounder Records
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 617 218 4503
jsacca@rounder.com
Print Source
Andrew Kowalchuk
Banger Films
Toronto, Canada M6K 3J1
Phone: 416 0850 6580
andrew@bangerfilms.com
Other
Helen Swindells
Banger Films
Toronto, M6K 3J1
Phone: 416 850 6580
helen@bangerfilms.com
Publicist
Erica Gerard
PMK/HBH
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 646.792.2230
erica.gerard@pmkbnc.com
Sales Contact
Mark Slone
Alliance Films Inc
Toronto, ON M4W 3M5
Phone: (416) 934-6961
mark.slone@alliancefilms.com
Publicist
Kristen Foster
PMK/BMC
Phone: 212.373.6104
Kristen.Foster@pmkbnc.com