Documentary Chronicles the 40-Year Journey of Canadian Music Legends
Blue Ice Docs Presents
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together
Directed by Dale Heslip
Theatrical Premiere
Hot Docs Cinema
February 1, 2025 – 8:00pm
Post Screening Q+A:
Special Guest Host Erica Ehm interviews Dale Heslip, Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor
February 2, 2025 – 4:30pm
**Additional New Screening Added**
February 22, 2025 – 12:00pm
Cineplex Cinemas February 2 + 3
Tickets
Oakville – Cineplex Winston Churchill
Scarborough – Cineplex Odeon Eglinton Town Centre
Vaughan – Cineplex Cinemas Vaughan
Ajax – Cineplex Cinemas Ajax
Richmond Hill – SilverCity Richmond Hill
Burlington – SilverCity Burlington
Barrie – Galaxy Cinemas Barrie
Guelph – Galaxy Cinemas Guelph
Niagara Falls – Cineplex Odeon Niagara Square
London – SilverCity London
Sudbury – SilverCity Sudbury
Peterborough – Galaxy Cinemas Peterborough
Ottawa – Cineplex Odeon South Keys
Thunder Bay – SilverCity Thunder Bay
Halifax – Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane
Moncton – Cineplex Cinemas Moncton
St. John’s – Scotiabank Theatre St. John’s
Winnipeg – Cineplex Odeon McGillivray
Calgary – Scotiabank Theatre Chinook
Edmonton – Cineplex Odeon South Edmonton
Vancouver – Cineplex Odeon International Village
Langley – Cineplex Cinemas Langley
Richmond – SilverCity Riverport
Regina – Cineplex Cinemas Normanview
Saskatoon – Scotiabank Theatre Saskatoon
Montreal – Cineplex Cinemas Forum
Indie Cinemas
Waterloo – Princess Twin (starting February 6)
Hamilton – Playhouse (starting February 7)
Victoria – Cinecenta (February 25)
Picton – Regent (February 24)
Festivals
Invermere – Invermere Film Festival (February 8)
Victoria – Victoria Film Festival (February 9)
Kingston – Kingston Canadian Film Festival (March 2)
PRESS RELEASE
Blue Ice Docs is thrilled to announce the theatrical release of the highly anticipated feature documentary, Blue Rodeo: Lost Together, directed by Dale Heslip. The film offers an intimate and revealing look at the enduring career of Blue Rodeo, one of Canada’s most beloved and longest-running bands.
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together will begin its theatrical run across Canada on February 1, opening in Toronto at Hot Docs Cinema, with a wider rollout in Cineplex Cinemas February 2 and 3 across the country.
Guided by the distinctive voices of Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, Blue Rodeo: Lost Together dives deep into the band’s remarkable four-decade journey, providing an unfiltered, humorous, and deeply moving account of their unlikely rise to stardom. The documentary goes beyond the music, exploring the dynamic relationship between Cuddy, the pragmatic charmer, and Keelor, the intense and rebellious artist, whose contrasting personalities ignited a powerful creative force.
The film takes audiences back to the band’s humble beginnings at North Toronto Collegiate, where an improbable friendship blossomed into a lifelong creative partnership. It chronicles their early struggles in the gritty Queen Street West scene of the mid-1980s, their meteoric rise with the breakout hit “Try,” and the explosion of Canadian roots music that they helped to pioneer.
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together doesn’t shy away from the challenges. It candidly portrays their attempt to conquer the American market, including a high-profile appearance on The Tonight Show, revealing the complex realities of the music industry. But ultimately, it’s the unwavering resilience, friendship, and deep commitment to their craft that define the band’s true essence, which shines through in the documentary.
“Blue Rodeo: Lost Together is more than just a band documentary; it’s a celebration of friendship, family, and the transformative power of music,” says director Dale Heslip. “It’s a testament to the enduring bond between Jim and Greg, two high school buddies who made a pact 40 years ago and have never let go. We hope this film resonates with fans old and new.”
Key crew credits include Director – Dale Heslip, Creative Producer – Ralph Chapman, Producers – Corey Russell, Francine DiBacco, David Brady, Exec Producers – Kate Harrison Karman, David Brady, Susan de Cartier, Paul Johnson, Executives from CBC – Lesley Birchard, Sandra Kleinfeld, Editor – Drew Macleod, DOP – Jon Elliott
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together is a Cream Production in association with documentary Channel.
Produced with Ontario Film and Television Tax Credits; and Ontario Creates; and Rogers Documentary Fund; and funded by Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credits.
Blue Rodeo: Lost Together is a film designed to be as timeless and enduring as Blue Rodeo the band itself.
ABOUT Blue Ice Docs
Founded in 2014 as a strategic partnership between Robin Smith, President of KinoSmith, and Neil Tabatznik of the Blue Ice Group, Blue Ice Docs is a leading documentary distribution entity specializing in the dissemination of non-fiction content across all media platforms within Canada and internationally. The company offers a comprehensive range of services, including documentary distribution, fiction and non-fiction film services, and executive production, providing tailored support for filmmakers from development to delivery.
At Blue Ice Docs, we are passionate about showcasing compelling, thought-provoking documentaries and films that inspire, educate, and entertain. We strive to build lasting relationships with filmmakers, industry partners, and audiences, fostering a vibrant and dynamic Canadian film community.
ABOUT Cream Films
A division of Cream Productions, Cream Films is managed by Corey Russell, an award-winning producer whose credits include The Go-Go’s,the critically acclaimed feature documentary about 80s rock icons that was directed by Alison Ellwood (History of the Eagles), which made its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival in 2020 and won the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Music Documentary. Most recently, Cream Films produced All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs (Amazon), Nike’s Big Bet, Beautiful Scars and Blue Rodeo: Lost Together. Cream Productions is a premier production company with clients that include streaming giants Netflix and Amazon, as well as leading networks such as CNN, Discovery, History and more. Among the company’s many credits include Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan (Netflix), An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Bloomberg), The Story of Late Night (CNN), Fear Thy Neighbor (ID), History of Sitcom (CNN), The Game Show Show (ABC) as well as multiple projects with renowned filmmaker Eli Roth such as Eli Roth Presents: My Possessed Pet, Urban Legend, The Haunted Museum: 3 Ring Inferno, Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life as well as Eli Roth’s Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat.