Spike Lee doc of David Byrne's Broadway show to open TIFF The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will be a much diminished event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has an opening-night filmNEW YORK -- The 45th Toronto International Film Festival will be a much diminished event this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has an opening-night film. Spike Lee's filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway theatrical concert “American Utopia” will kick off the largely virtual fall festival. The former Talking Heads frontman's “American Utopia” played at New York's Hudson Theatre from October 2019 through February 2020. “With David Bryne’s ‘American Utopia,’ he brings Byrne’s classic songs and joyous stagecraft to the screen just when we need it. Spike’s latest joint is a call to connect with one another, to protest injustice, and, above all, to celebrate life.”The 45th Toronto International Film Festival is set to run September 10–19.

Source: ABC News July 21, 2020 14:04 UTC