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‘American Utopia,’ Spike Lee’s David Byrne Concert Film, to Open Toronto Film Festival

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“American Utopia,” a filmed-version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, will be the opening night presentation of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival.

This edition of the annual Canadian gathering for film lovers is unlike any of the previous 44 iterations. Due to coronavirus, TIFF will be a mixture of physical and virtual events and many studios have privately said they don’t expect to have as big a presence because of the difficulty of traveling during the pandemic.“American Utopia” was a hot ticket when it hit Broadway in the fall of 2019 and played to sold-out crowds through February of 2020.

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