Step into the spotlight with a special screening of one of the most iconic—and provocative—music documentaries of all time.

Follow Madonna on her groundbreaking 1990 Blonde Ambition tour in this all-access, no-holds-barred film that travels from Japan to Detroit to Toronto. Raw, bold, and unfiltered, the documentary captures the Queen of Pop, her troupe of dancers, and then-boyfriend Warren Beatty in a behind-the-scenes look that few artists would dare to reveal today.

Ahead of the screening, enjoy an exclusive pre-recorded introduction by writer and Madonna scholar Sydney Urbanek, offering fresh insight into where the film sits in Madonna’s career, how it was received at the time, and the evolution of the music documentary genre since its release.

Sydney Urbanek is a Toronto-based writer exploring how pop icons craft their image through film and video. She publishes the newsletter Mononym Mythology and has written for Billboard, CBC Arts, The Guardian, and Be Kind Rewind. She holds an MA in Cinema Studies from the University of Toronto.

Rógan Graham is a South London-based writer, film critic, and programmer spotlighting Black and female filmmakers. Their work includes curating BFI’s Black Debutantes and writing for Little White Lies, The Cut, and more. They also run Divas Do Film, celebrating pop culture through screenings and discussions.