Episode 403: In The Seats With....Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine and 'Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song'

There are parts of our modern pop culture that transcend any kind of expected meaning....Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah. This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and his times. The song’s dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit. And moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom Hallelujah has become a personal touchstone. Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.Over the years 'Hallelujah' has become much more then just a song and this film beautiful explores that as we got to sit down with directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine to talk about the origins of the film, how the very nature of documentary filmmaking is almost like working with out a net, the power and legacy of the song among many other things....Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is in theatres in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver this Friday July 15th.  It expands across Canada through out the summer.