Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind
Directed by Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni
Release Year: 2019
Running time: 90
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Genres:
Documentary
, Music
Subjects:
Directed by:
Martha Kehoe, Joan Tosoni
Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind is an exploration of the career, music, and influence of legendary Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot. With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot’s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon.
Reviews
"A thoroughly engaging retrospective of a hard-working, hard-living performer who survived to tell the tale."
— The Los Angeles Times
"If You Could Read My Mind" celebrates how Gordon Lightfoot turned his own wreckage into something sublime."
— Variety
"A music-packed documentary revealing all the reasons to love the songs of the legendary Canadian musician."
— Spirituality and Practice
"Entertaining. One of his country’s greatest singer-songwriters."
— The Globe and Mail
Awards
Hot Docs International Film Festival - 2019
DOXA Documentary Film Festival - 2019
Port Townsend Film Festival - 2019
