Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Directors Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont
Year 2009
Run Time 109min
Genre Documentary
Using never-before-seen footage, Hozer and Raymont reconstruct Glenn Gould’s thoughts on music, art, society, love and life. Photographs, excerpts from home recordings and personal interviews with intimate friends and lovers — some of whom have never before spoken about him publicly — yield new revelations about this legendary Canadian pianist.

Directors

Peter Raymont

Raymont has produced and directed over 100 documentaries, which have earned more than 50 international awards. His producing credits include West Wind: The Vision of Tom Thomson, Guantanamo’s Child: Omar Khadr and Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band. He recently directed the doc Margaret Atwood: A Word after a Word after a Word is Power, and produced Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, which premiered at TIFF 2022.

Producers

Michèle Hozer, Peter Raymont

Genre

Documentary

Interests

Arts and Culture, Biography, Female Filmmaker, History

Original Language

English

Canadian Distributor

Union Pictures