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Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery

2025 · 99 min

A warm, music-filled look backstage at a groundbreaking festival, blending concert energy with candid reflections on women in music.

Directed by
Ally Pankiw
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow
Overview
Behind the scenes of Sarah McLachlan’s legendary all-women music festival and features interviews with performers including Bonnie Raitt, Erykah Badu, Olivia Rodrigo, and Emmylou Harris.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Ally Pankiw
Genres
Documentary, Music
Starring
Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • gender
  • celebrity
  • friendship
  • art
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Ally Pankiw
Starring
Sarah McLachlan, Paula Cole, Sheryl Crow, Amy Ray, Emily Saliers, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris
Music
Kathleen Edwards, Ian LeFeuvre
Cinematography
Nina Djacic
Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada, United States of America, Australia
Languages
English

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