Film Festival: You Had to Be There at The Civic

KickstART Farmington is pleased to announce that the annual Farmington Film Festival (formerly known as the Greater Farmington Film Festival) will return exclusively to the Farmington Civic Theater in downtown Farmington on March 5-8, 2026. The Farmington Film Festival will present a mix of documentary and narrative films that celebrate the creative spirit and the power of the arts to inspire a better world. This year’s festival theme focuses on art and the creative spirit.

8:30 pm – You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World – Directed by Nick Davis – 98 minutes
An intimate, funny, and emotional documentary about the legendary Canadian production that changed entertainment forever. The 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus starred a then-unknown cast of Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Dave Thomas, and Victor Garber, et al, with Paul Shaffer serving as musical director – a crazy confluence of talent rivaling “Paris in the 20s.”