Nash the Slash Rises Again! – Blood in the Snow 2025
November 17 to November 22, 2025
FILM FESTIVAL
Blood in the Snow
Blood in the Snow 2025
The story of the avant-garde Toronto punk musician is told in Nash the Slash Rises Again!. Jeff Plewman, better known by his stage name Nash the Slash, was an independent progressive rock artist who began by performing in Toronto’s 99-cent Roxy Theatre in the late 1970s. Nash the Slash had an extremely experimental sound, based around electric mandolin and violin, and had a horror-influenced stage persona, consisting of a bandaged face and white tuxedo. Despite touring with the likes of Gary Newman and Iggy Pop, Nash the Slash never would rise above a niche cult status in the music world.
Nash the Slash Rises Again! Synopsis
Nash the Slash Rises Again! is a documentary directed by Tim Kowalski about the avant-garde musician Nash the Slash. The film features archival interviews with the musician, who passed away in 2014, combined with additional talking heads that include singer Gary Newman and Nash the Slash’s collaborators, including members of his bands Breathless and FM. In addition to his music, Nash The Slash also worked in film, composing scores for the early films from Bruce McDonald, and even appearing in his film Roadkill, and also making music for classic silent movies.
My Thoughts on Nash the Slash Rises Again!
Nash the Slash Rises Again! is one of those biographical music documentaries about a musician who never rose above cult stardom, yet you retroactively want to recognize as a pioneer. Even though Nash the Slash was an active performer until two years before his death, I admit to never hearing of him before watching this documentary. While Nash the Slash Rises Again! follows the typical music documentary formula, director Tim Kowalski does play into Nash the Slash’s love of the horror genre by featuring clips from classic films, including cult Canadian horror film The Mask, in lieu of creating dramatizations for the stories told in the interviews. While Nash the Slash Rises Again! might not create new fans, the documentary is still an interesting story about one of the weirdest figures on the Canadian music scene.
Trailer for Nash the Slash Rises Again! – Blood in the Snow 2025
