Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery
Directed by Ally Pankiw
Produced by
CinematographyNina Djacic
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13)(TIFF)
  • September 17, 2025 (2025-09-17)(Canada)
  • September 21, 2025 (2025-09-21)(United States)
Running time
99 minutes [1]
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery is an upcoming 2025 documentary film, directed by Ally Pankiw. It follows the Lilith Fair, a music festival founded by Sarah McLachlan, which focused on female solo musicians and female-led bands. Dan Levy serves as a producer under his Not a Real Production company banner.

Contents

It will have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2025. It is scheduled to be broadcast on CBC in Canada on September 17, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 21, 2025, by ABC News Studios and Hulu.

Premise

Explores the Lilith Fair, a musical festival founded by Sarah McLachlan, which focused on female solo musicians and female-led bands. McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile, Erykah Badu, Bonnie Raitt, Jewel, Olivia Rodrigo, Indigo Girls, Mya, Natalie Merchant and Emmylou Harris are among those interviewed. [2]

Production

In July 2024, it was announced Ally Pankiw would direct a documentary revolving around Lilith Fair, with Dan Levy set to produce. Elevation Pictures and White Horse Pictures will produce the film, with Elevation set to distribute in Canada alongside CBC. [3]

Release

It will have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2025. [1] [4] It is scheduled to be broadcast on CBC in Canada on September 17, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 21, 2025, by ABC News Studios and Hulu. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery". Toronto International Film Festival . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. "CBC and ABC News Studios Announce Premiere of Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery This September". CBC . July 24, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  3. Vlessing, Etan (July 9, 2024). "Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu Headline 'Lilith Fair' Documentary (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 30, 2025.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2025). "TIFF Galas & Presentations: World Premieres 'Good Fortune', 'Nuremberg', Sydney Sweeney Pic 'Christy', Angelina Jolie 'Couture'; North American Debuts Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein', Dwayne Johnson 'Smashing Machine'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  5. Spanos, Brittany (July 24, 2025). "Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery Doc to Premiere on Hulu". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 30, 2025.