City Cinema: Al Tuck My Blues Away

Music Documentary. Rating PG, coarse language, mature content. Dir: Brian Harrington, Canada, 2026, 90 min. Al Tuck, Matt Mays, Buck 65, Joel Plaskett. Winner, Best Feature Documentary, Folkestone Independent Film Awards. (With a special appearance by Al Tuck on October 2) A portrait of one of Canada's greatest but uncelebrated songwriters, Island native Al Tuck. The film follows his journey of wrestling demons, of financial hardship and isolation, and is a moving depiction of a father and loving son. This is a story that offers timely questions: what does it mean to succeed as an artist, and what is art without honesty? Director Brian Harrington spent nearly a decade making this intimate portrait, weaving together Tuck's songs with reflections from those whose lives and careers he influenced. Tender, honest and deeply rooted in the Maritimes, the film is a celebration of an extraordinary songwriter whose influence has long exceeded his fame.