Noah Kahan’s Rise to Fame to Be Chronicled in New Documentary

A documentary on Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is on the way, it has been confirmed.

The currently untitled film is the product of Live Nation Productions, Federal Films, Polygram Entertainment and RadicalMedia, with Nick Sweeney serving as director, and RadicalMedia on board as the production company.

The film is set to portray Kahan’s rise from his Vermont roots to global stardom, tracing his early musical ventures, leading into the release of early albums such as Busyhead and I Was / I Am, and the household name status that would follow as the result of 2022’s Stick Season.

Following the release of his Stick Season album, which would hit No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and see its title track hit No. 9 on the Hot 100, Kahan found himself firmly in the spotlight, receiving widespread acclaim and even a Grammy nomination for best new artist.

As the documentary follows his journey, it shows Kahan grappling with the realities of becoming a prominent voice in the conversation surrounding mental health, the pressures surrounding his success, and the challenges of following it up. The intimate look also captures Kahan returning to Vermont as he reconnects with the people and places that helped shape him while also navigating through the challenges of life and changing relationships.

The film has already wrapped production and is currently in the market for distribution with CAA. The film’s producers include Ryan Kroft, Vaughn Trudeau and Anna Keegan for Live Nation Productions, Jeff Ludwig and Devon Libran for Federal Films, David Blackman for Polygram Entertainment and Samantha Mustari, Dave Sirulnick and Stacey Reiss for RadicalMedia.

Executive Producers on the project include Michael Rapino, Jessica James Batista, Michael Yerke and Alex Maxwell for Live Nation Productions, Drew Simmons and Ryan Langlois for Foundations, Ben Adelson and Alex Coslov for Mercury Records, Monte Lipman and Jeffrey Remedios for Federal Films and Jon Kamen for RadicalMedia. Asher Brown and Henry Allison also serve as co-producers.

Following the release of Stick Season in 2022, Kahan has since released two expanded editions of the record, including 2023’s Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) and 2024’s Stick Season (Forever). 

In August 2024, he released the Live from Fenway Park album, with the next month seeing Vermont governor Phil Scott proclaim Sept. 19, 2024 as Noah Kahan’s Busyhead Project Day in recognition of Kahan’s efforts surrounding mental health.