RUSH Documentary Filmmakers 'Not Holding Their Breath' For GRAMMY Win

Canadian documentary filmmakers Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen have told the Winnipeg Free Press that they are not necessarily optimistic about their chances of winning a Grammy Award in the "Best Long Form Music Video" category for their work on "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage".

"We're not holding our breath," McFadyen said.

"If we could bring it home for those guys, that would be amazing," Dunn added. "It would be amazing for us and I think for the band as well."

According to Dunn and McFadyen, the RUSH bandmembers won't be there in person at the gala, which will be held on Sunday, February 13 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

"We tried to bring the band and (drummer) Neil (Peart) said the last time he came to the Grammys — he's only been once — it was the worst day of his life," McFadyen said. "So he said he's never coming again."

The two-disc DVD release of "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" was certified double platinum last fall by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments in excess of 100,000 copies. (Note: Due to the fact that the set consists of two discs, it was eligible for platinum certification after shipping 50,000 copies; platinum certification for a single-disc release is 100,000 copies.)

Guitarist Alex Lifeson told The Pulse of Radio that it wasn't until he saw the film himself that he thought there was actually an interesting story to tell about the band. "It's just kind of a, you know, a success story — kids from the suburbs have a dream and they live their dream," he said. "And everybody can relate to that. There's been quite a dynamic in the band, a lot of stuff has happened, so there was a story to tell there. And I don't think I really realized there was one until we actually saw a rough cut and how they pieced it all together and the chronology and the ebbs and flows of the story."

RUSH bassist Geddy Lee told RollingStone.com that the band was initially hesitant when approached by Sam Dunn and Scot McFadyen about making a documentary, saying, "We thought, 'How foolish are these guys?' We're just this dull band. I remember [drummer] Neil [Peart] asked them rather pointedly, 'What's your angle? What's the story you want to tell?' They said, 'Well, to be honest, we don't know.' We liked that and said, 'Good luck, let you know what you want us to do.'"

"Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" won the Audience Choice Award at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival last April.