Gordon Lightfoot arrives together with his spouse Kim Lightfoot for a screening of "Lightheaded: A Gordon Lightfoot State of Thoughts" at The Eglinton Grand in Toronto on March 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Younger
TORONTO --
Gordon Lightfoot saved his humbled composure on Thursday night time as a room of devoted followers toasted the Canadian folks legend on the premiere of "Lightheaded: A Gordon Lightfoot State of Thoughts," an affectionate documentary in regards to the neighborhood that is grown from a long time of his music.
Held in-person on the restored 1930's-style Eglinton Grand venue in Toronto, the modest, invite-only occasion was centred round one factor: the 83-year-old visitor of honour who confirmed as much as obtain the loving embrace alongside his bandmates.
"Tonight may be very particular to us," Lightfoot stated as he took a second except for the festivities.
"There are some actually nice followers on this group right here," he added. "I am pleased to satisfy them."
And with that he stepped away to mingle, posing for images with the filmmakers and their buddies, and sticking round to observe the documentary for the primary time.
"Lightheaded" is a love letter to Lightfoot and the significant impression his basic songs akin to "Sunset," "If You Might Learn My Thoughts" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to call just a few, have on listeners, particularly those who seek advice from themselves as Lightheads.
The documentary traces a gaggle of them, led by its producer and lifelong fan John Corcoran, as they traverse the globe in hope of taking one other hit of Lightfoot's dwell power. A lot of the footage was captured throughout his tour of the UK and British Isles in 2016.
Interviews with Lightfoot and his bandmates are scattered all through the movie to supply viewpoints from the lifetime of touring musicians.
Corcoran, 67, claims to have seen Lightfoot in live performance greater than 400 instances since his cousin first performed the 1970 album "Sit Down Younger Stranger" for him when he was a youngster.
"I heard 'Minstrel of the Daybreak' and I used to be off to the Milky Manner," he stated of the LP's first monitor.
After listening to their father spin Lightfoot music their total lives, his two youngsters determined they wished to show his unwavering love into a correct movie, regardless that they hadn't had any expertise making one earlier than.
"It is a perspective that solely we have now due to dad right here and the years of friendships that developed," stated co-director Brady Corcoran of what he and his sister dropped at the movie.
"Lightheaded" arrives with the unintentional lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes footage of packed concert events and gatherings of buddies carry a wierd nostalgia for a bygone period.
"It is virtually a snapshot in time of six years in the past when every thing appeared virtually naive," stated co-director Baylee Kahlon.
Watching these moments on the "Lightheaded" premiere was a reminder of a uncommon and cherished alternative to return collectively at a film screening that may not have occurred even just a few months in the past.
"Having folks collect safely was unbelievable to think about" at one time, Kahlon stated. "To have this occasion even happening in any respect is a dream come true."
"Lightheaded" will premiere on Amazon's Prime Video within the spring.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed March 17, 2022
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