You Had To Be There
How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) First screened in May 2026
Director: Nick Davis (not me). Documentary about precisely what the subtitle spells out. Featuring Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Avril Chown, Jayne Eastwood, Paul Shafer, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, Victor Garber, Don Scardino, Rudy Webb, Valda Aviks, Stephen Schwartz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janeane Garofalo, Heidi Gardner, Gary Gulman, James Austin Johnson. Screenplay: Nick Davis and Jane Mendelsohn. In Brief:
Editing and direction have comic timing on a par with their subjects. A joyous movie about art and friendship.
VOR:③
I wouldn't call form or style a mold-breaker, but for once a documentary full of famous people transcends access and telsl a layered story.
