Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries on Elon Musk, Megan Rapinoe and Darlene Love
The TIFF Docs program will include nonfiction films from Alex Gibney, Barbara Kopple, Barry Avrich, Sophie Deraspe and Rebeca Huntt The post Toronto Film Festival Adds Documentaries on Elon Musk, Megan Rapinoe and Darlene Love appeared first on TheWrap .
The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced a diverse lineup of documentaries for its TIFF Docs program, which will open the festival on September 10. The program includes films about tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, soul singer Darlene Love, and Palestinian-American writer Edward Said.
The festival's inaugural film will be Rebeca Huntt's "Rapinoe," a documentary about the LGBTQ+ activist and American soccer player, followed by Alex Gibney's extensive examination of Musk titled "Musk." The program also features Barry Avrich's "Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been," exploring the veteran soul singer's career, and Maiken Baird's "Edward Said: Between Worlds."
Two films in the section are the final chapters of trilogies - Barbara Kopple's "Union Town," documenting New York City workers fighting against major corporations, and Sophie Fiennes' "The Pervert's Guide to Utopias," featuring insights from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. The festival will also host a Short Cuts section with 45 short films from 30 countries, including "Bloodline," "Termite," "Untitled Woman," and animated shorts by the Skarsgård family.
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