An enigmatic musical poet, Glenn Gould continues to captivate audiences twenty-six years after his early passing. His inimitable music and writings reveal an insightful worldview that we are still trying to unravel. Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the pills, gloves, and scarves while missing the man and message behind the music.

Glenn Gould: The Inner Life pierces through the myths, revealing the man beneath the icon and reconstructs his thoughts on music, art, society, love and life. It weaves together an unprecedented array of very rare archive footage with interviews of Gould's closest friends, some of whom have never spoken about him before, plus never-before heard home recordings and excerpts from his private diaries. .

In our current over-mediated world, where information overload triumphs over true knowledge, there's a profound need for someone who cuts through the static, and speaks to us with a clear, candid, and timeless tone. That has been and still is today one of Glenn Gould's most profound gifts.

(Interviews include Cornelia Foss, Roxolana Roslak, Ray Roberts, Petula Clark, Vladimir Ashkenazi, Lorne Tulk, John Roberts and many others.)

An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate international audiences twenty-six years after his untimely death.

His inimitable music and writing reveal an insightful worldview that we are still unraveling – his use of complex recording technologies, including manipulating recordings over dubbing, was unprecedented. Though there have been many documentaries about Gould, most are distracted by his eccentricities, focusing on the pills, gloves, and scarves while missing the man and message behind the music. Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould pierces through the myths, revealing the man beneath the icon.

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould humanizes a legend and provides a new context, for his legion of fans as well as those encountering Gould for the first time, to understand the passion and inspiration that gave rise to such a genius and his incomparable power of expression.

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould weaves together an unprecedented array of never-before seen footage of Gould, photographs and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life. (Interviews include Cornelia Foss, Roxolana Roslak, Ray Roberts, Petula Clark, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Lorne Tulk, John Roberts, Mark Kingwell and many others).

In our current media saturated world, where information trumps knowledge, there's a profound need for someone who cuts through the static, and speaks to us with a clear, candid, and timeless tone. That is one of Glenn Gould’s most profound gifts.

After 8 years of creating award-winning documentaries together, the 108 minute film; Glen Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould, sees Gemini award-winning editor Michèle Hozer step out of the cutting room for the first time to co-direct with Emmy award-winning filmmaker/producer Peter Raymont of White Pine Pictures.

2009 Toronto International Film Festival, Canada

2009 Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada

2009 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands

2009 Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada

2010 Kingston Film Festival, Canada

2010 Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Greece

2010 Bermuda International Film Festival, Bermuda

2010 Honolulu Film Festival, USA
Won Silver Lei Award

2010 Full Frame Film Festival, USA

2010 Sarasota Film Festival, USA

2010 Minnesota International Film Festival, USA

2010 Seattle International Film Festival, USA

2010 Yorkton Film Festival, Canada
Won Golden Sheaf Award for Best Arts and Culture Doc

2010 Sydney International Film Festival, Australia

2010 Biografilm Festival, Italy

2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival, UK

2010 Jecheon International Music and Film Festival, Korea

“A must see film”
John Anderson, VARIETY

“Genius Within is the most complete portrait yet of this complex artist.”
Peter Howell, TORONTO STAR

“3.5 out of 5 stars...Intriguing....Genius Within allows Gould to speak”
Jay Stone, NATIONAL POST

“Wonderfully detailed...Illuminating”
John Griffin, MONTREAL GAZETTE

“Even those of us who don’t know about Gould’s work will appreciate this film.”
Steve McLean, MSN.CA

“A Gem”
Nomi Morris, GLOBALPOST

“Genius Within looks and sounds as captivating as its story.”
Eye Weekly, KIERAN GRANT

“This is not ʹjust another Gould filmʹ. This is the film that Gouldʹs colleagues, critics and other music lovers want you to see.”
BlogTO

“See this fascinating film, a must‐see for any music lover”
Taylor Berry, SHE DOES THE CITY

“This film will likely become the gauge by which we measure the quality of future films about Gould. It is a brilliant and highly accurate piece of work...”
Penny Johnson, F MINOR/THE GLENN GOULD FOUNDATION

“Genius begets Genius . . . a Film worthy of its Subject.”
John McGreevy, Producer/Director “Glenn Gould’s Toronto”

“Everyone interested in Gould should see this movie”
Colin Eatock, WHOLE NOTE BLOG

“A lively trip through Gould’s life
David, ANGELICAN SAMIZDAT

ʺA wealth of archival material...A fine biographical portraitʺ
Christopher Jones, LIVE WITH CULTURE.CA

“Highly recommended”
Joseph So, LA SCENA MUSICALE

“A stunning array of archival footage highlighted by personal anecdotes from close friends...”
Steve Gow, METRO

“...Packed with compelling interviews...The documentary is a fascinating record of a key moment in our cultural history”
CINEMA ONLINE

“If you want to know why this man is considered one of the greatest pianists of the last century ...or if you just want to encounter a veritable fireworks display of personality, this is the movie to see.”
THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

“You leave Genius Within in a wondrous daze... Repeat: you leave Genius Within, but it does not leave you. Maximum thumbs and huzzahs to Genius Withinʹs makers Michèle Hozer & Peter Raymont.”
Ron Davis, Musician, THE PIANOBLABBER BLOG