Look At What The Light Did Now
Directed by Anthony Seck
Starring: Leslie Feist, Mary Rozzi, Simone Rubi, Clea Minaker, Patrick Daughters, Chilly Gonzales
Produced by Jannie McInnes & Anthony Seck
Executive Producer : Chip Sutherland
Editor: Holle Singer

This Book Is Broken author Stuart Berman, introductory remarks at JunoFest Film Festival, March 2011”:

Look at What the Light Did Now is a poetic, intimate look at one of the most idiosyncratic artists to ever sell a million records. In contrast to so many pre-fabricated pop divas, Feist is portrayed in the film as a musician who eschews slick L.A. studios in favour of recording in the living room of a French country house; who lets mistakes and happy accidents become essential elements of her songs; and who forsakes choreography and pyrotechnics in her concerts for handcrafted shadow puppetry and old-school overhead projectors. Look at What the Light Did Now shows the rare pop star who casts ego aside to allow the creative input and give equal weight to the producers, musicians, visual artists, photographers, puppeteers, projectionists and video directors who bring her musical and aesthetic vision to life. As Feist remarks, “As the work you do gets amplified into the world and takes these other forms, it gets further from you and can ripple out beyond recognition. I thought a lot about who these people are giving shape and meaning to the things projected around me.”

Weaving together mesmerizing live footage, interviews, candid musical and personal moments, as well as a kaleidoscope of related visual works all set to Feist’s own music, Look At What The Light Did Now illuminates the synergy of collaboration, the function of art as a magnifying glass and the power of trust. Ultimately, the film itself becomes part of the creative mosaic it portrays.