TFI Doc Fund Grantee '9.79*' Headed To TIFF

The documentary section for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival have been announced and TFI Documentary Fund grantee 9.79* (previously titled The Race) is one of the 28 titles screening. In the film director Daniel Gordon investigates the 1988 Olympic race that resulted in disgrace for Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, a gold medal for USA's Carl Lewis and major controversy over drug testing. The film has been picked up by ESPN and will air in the late fall. See the complete TIFF Docs lineup.