Kenny Loggins: Conviction of the Heart

  • Kenny Loggins performs to a large crowd
  • A group of muscians jamming
  • Young Kenny Loggins performs

Showings

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Mon, Apr 27 9:45 PM
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TIFF Lightbox 1 Tue, Apr 28 8:15 PM
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Film Info
Copyright:2026
Country Listing:USA
Premiere Status:World Premiere
Runtime:96
Festival Info
Festival Year:2026
Language:English
Program:Special Presentations
Film Subjects:Music & Musicians
Personal Histories
Popular Culture
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Dori Berinstein
Producer(s):Dori Berinstein
Executive Producer(s):Liz Armstrong
Ryan Harrington
Ernie Herrman
Melony Lewis
Adam Lewis
Melissa Haizlip
Editor(s):Elisa Bonora
Gio Bonora Groome
Finola Couling
Cinematography:Alan Deutsch
Andrew Papastapanou
Composer:Ashley Campbell
Thor Jensen
Music:Kenny Loggins
Animation:Nick Hayes
Adam Hayes
Graphics:Nick Hayes
Adam Hayes

Description

Everybody cut footloose! From chart-topping anthems to blockbuster movie soundtracks, Kenny Loggins has spent decades shaping the sound of US pop. Award-winning director Dori Berinstein’s career-spanning portrait looks back at the songwriter behind hits like “Footloose” and Top Gun’s “Danger Zone,” tracing a musical journey that has stretched across generations of listeners. Drawing on archival footage of performances and interviews with collaborators, friends and family, the film charts how Loggins has continually adapted his sound and persona to stay in step with changing musical eras. Beyond his stadium-filling, global success are glimpses of the personal life that unfolded alongside it, revealing a musician balancing creative ambition with the demands of family and fame. For audiences who grew up with Loggins’s music playing on radios, dance floors and cinema screens, this nostalgic look at a prolific career celebrates the enduring appeal of songs that helped define the pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s. Carmen Thompson

 

Additional Information



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