PRESENTS
THE THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF
NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!
A TIM KOWALSKI / KEVAN BYRNE FILM
ONE NIGHT ONLY
SPECIAL LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
VINYL RELEASE SHOW FOR
NASH THE SLASH: COVERED
For Immediate Release - Films We Like is positively electrified to present the theatrical premiere of the wildly anticipated documentary, Nash the Slash Rises Again! at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, Friday, March 13, 2026.
On this special night, following the screening will be a Q&A with director Tim Kowalski, writer/editor Kevan Byrne, and Nash The Slash visual collaborator Stephen Pollard, moderated by Lou Molinaro.
After that, we'll welcome some of Toronto's finest musicians to interpret Nash's music, as part of the vinyl release show for Nash the Slash - Covered, a tribute recording featuring weirdo musicians from all over the world. March 13th is the vinyl release show, supported by We Are Busy Bodies record label, and produced by Friendly Rich Marsella. Pre order the vinyl today at https://nashtheslashcovered.bandcamp.com/album/covered.
Nash the Slash Rises Again! uncovers the origin story of the sinister, masked Canadian electronic music innovator who took his name from the killer butler in a 1927 Laurel and Hardy silent film. A classically trained violinist and multi-instrumentalist, Nash fused prog rock, punk, classic rock, and psychedelia with techno and industrial - long before those genres even had names. The new film Nash the Slash Rises Again! unwinds the bandages of a ground-breaking, mad musical scientist whose career decomposed before the world caught up.
“NASH THE SLASH: COVERED” VINYL ALBUM LAUNCH PARTY featuring guest artists:
Ian Blurton, Christine Duncan, Rebecca Hennessy, Rob Higgins, Friendly Rich Marsella, Andrew Noseworthy, Frank Pahl, Eiyn Sof
House Band:
Kevin Breit – guitar, mandolin, Dave Clark – drums, Rebecca Hennessy – trumpet, vocals, Michael Herring – bass, Elena Kapeleris – saxophone
Tickets: Hot Docs
Press kit + Trailer: NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!
Media Contact: Mercy Lam mercy@filmswelike.com
ABOUT FILMS WE LIKE
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars, Clairtone) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include Resurrection, DJ Ahmet and the Academy Award-winning film Flow.
ABOUT WE ARE BUSY BODIES
We Are Busy Bodies is a globally minded, Toronto-based record label and music company founded in 2005 by Eric Warner. The label has issued over 200 releases since 2005.
The label is known for its thoughtful presentation and research of its reissue projects and for its focus on championing the best in emerging and established global talent.